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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in emergency accommodation in Fingal; the steps being taken to tackle the issue of homelessness in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46902/18]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: My question relates to my constituency, Dublin Fingal. I ask for an update on what is being done to tackle homelessness. I would be grateful if the Minister could address the issue of how people are being accommodated. The number of homeless people in Fingal is rising and they are not being accommodated in the area.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: The Minister stated earlier that this issue cannot be solved overnight. We have had eight years of Fine Gael-led Governments and nobody is suggesting that the issue could be resolved overnight. Significant numbers of people are entering homelessness in Fingal and ending up in emergency accommodation. In my own experience, which is why I tabled this question, there has been a spike in women...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: The Minister calls this a crisis in their lives. It is a crisis created by Government policy and he cannot put himself at a remove from the actions of his Government and their results. There is council land in areas such as Donabate, Castleland and Hacketstown. We hear that the council wants to allocate some 60% of this for the private market. That cannot be allowed to happen. House...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: Will there be a second round?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses. I do not mean to be disrespectful to the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly. I thank him for coming before the committee. It is regrettable that the Minister is not present. It is a long time since we have had a quarterly meeting and we are hoping to be able to rectify that. I fully understand the reason that he is not here this morning, but it is regrettable. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: The Taoiseach's comments were specifically directed at nurses, doctors and diagnostic staff and I think referred very specifically to the acute setting. I welcome Mr. Connaghan's sentiment about healthcare workers which we share. There is no difficulty with the members in this room acknowledging the hard work that is done. We were not the people pointing fingers, but there were no...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: When Ms O'Connor says the HSE is enhancing its efforts, does that mean it is building on what was done last winter?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: Although she may not be able to do so now, I ask Ms O'Connor to provide members with------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: ------a written identification of the areas of increased activity and those where it is intended to intensify the effort.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: The plan will run from 1 December.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: Is there a recruitment plan in regard to increasing capacity in the community or will that be done using existing staff?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: When will the plan be published?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: It is very much the final stages because it will soon be 1 December.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I acknowledge that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I am confused. The HSE is not waiting for publication to implement the plan. Rather, it is currently being implemented.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: Is there a target in regard to clearing capacity?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: When will the plan be published?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: There are 17 days until 1 December.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: The engagement with the services has already taken place.