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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Both of Dr. McKenna's colleagues have said it.

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I might be alone among the Members currently in the Chamber as having been in Government Buildings on the night the pension levy was introduced in 2009. There are many, including all the civil and public servants working tonight, who will remember that. Should they ever forget, there is a handy reminder in every pay packet they receive. At the time, we did not know what FEMPI was and...

Disclosures Tribunal: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I commend Deputy Ó Laoghaire on the introduction of this motion. The events of recent days have refocused the minds of many people on the problems in the Department of Justice and Equality. Nobody inside or outside this House has contradicted the contention that such problems also exist at the highest levels of An Garda Síochána and indeed at the heart of the Government. All...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Thompson for appearing before the committee and for his evidence. We are very interested in hearing the facts on this committee and Mr. Thompson has outlined them comprehensively. If my math is correct, according to the statistics Mr. Thompson gave us, 55% of terminations under clause E, which represents a very small number - about 1.7% - are performed between 13 and 19 weeks....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: It relates to the fact that scans are offered in most instances where it is clinically indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: We can all endorse that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I only have scribbled notes. I think that was my first question - on the scans. I know Mr. Thompson is here specifically to discuss clause E. However, he mentions that clauses C and D are gestation dependent. How is that dated? Is it simply from the date of the last period or by scan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for sharing their experiences and information with us. It is fair to say, and I will not give away my age, that the curriculum has moved on since I attended school. That is a good thing but we have a little further to go. I listened to the presentations and I was startled to learn that sometimes RSE takes place during religion classes. I wish to refer to a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Mr. Moran has referred to the RSE as if it is a standardised programme. I am sure that it contains standardised elements. Can the RSE course be tweaked to suit the ethos of an individual school? There may be people teaching abstinence until marriage. That might conform with the ethos of the school but I cannot imagine it will confirm with what is contained in the programme. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: My question was specifically in regard to accreditation. There is no list of approved third parties or agencies. I could set up an agency in the morning and once I tick the boxes, I could deliver a programme with my own slant on it to schools, albeit within the very broad parameters Ms Egan outlined. There is no regulation or accreditation that could be used to prevent this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I will go first and then it can be decided. I thank the witnesses for coming in and for all the information they have provided. I was a member of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare and we would have felt the loss of the witnesses' input because it is very helpful to hear from people who are actually delivering the services. It is all very well for us to imagine what it might look...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Is it Dr. Walley's opinion that it would lead to more additional testing on the basis that if a person's GP knows the patient, he or she will know the family history?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Clearly, none of us favours a move towards the corporate but the danger is that one drifts into that without necessarily having the conversation. However, one of the big impacts of corporate is likely to be a massive rise in additional and perhaps unnecessary - probably necessary created by the circumstances but unnecessary in reality - tests and an additional cost to the Exchequer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Good morning to everyone. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Emmet Kerin, Dr. Ronan Fawsitt, Dr. Mary Flynn and Dr. Maitiú Ó Tuathail of the National Association of General Practitioners, NAGP. I draw the witnesses' attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for making a presentation. When we hear from people involved in health care delivery in particular, we understand they are taking time out from a very busy schedule to come here to inform us. That is very much appreciated by us. A couple of issues arise. We have heard already that the management of chronic diseases within the hospital is expensive and cumbersome....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Perhaps I have misunderstood Dr. Flynn's answer. She is saying there would not be any scenario in which that would happen. I have spoken to the people directly involved and they were told the practices did not see medical card patients on a Saturday. That will be dealt with separately. In a scenario in which the practice's list is closed and there is no more capacity, it would be closed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Obviously it would be dealt with if it is the case that it is happening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: The witnesses, all of whom I know, are very welcome. It is very heartening to hear ICTU's support not just as the representatives of health care professionals, but also as representatives for workers outside the health sector who depend hugely on the public health service. ICTU's support in this regard is very welcome. I am hopeful that this support might nudge some of my colleagues into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I suggest we schedule another hearing on this if time permits because there are many issues and the time ran away from us this morning, which is no fault of anyone except possibly some of the people asking questions, and I will hold my hand up in this regard. It is a topic we should come back to because if we do not get the perspectives of all of the people delivering the service, we really...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Brady for sharing time and for the opportunity to speak on the Bill. Sinn Féin regards social welfare payments as something of an equaliser in society and a mechanism by means of which the Government can redistribute payments, particularly to those most in need. There are those on the right of the political spectrum, including the Taoiseach and some in the media, who...