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Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Office of the Ombudsman for Children (25 Jan 2022)

Frances Black: I thank Dr. Muldoon. Senator Conway is first. He will be followed by Deputies Ward and Hourigan.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Office of the Ombudsman for Children (25 Jan 2022)

Frances Black: I have one or two questions. I thank our guests for their clear and precise presentation. The impact that a child being admitted to an adult facility would have on him or her is shocking. Without doubt, there should be zero tolerance for that. Have our guests received any complaints from young people or children about how they have been treated at an adult facility or in mental health...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Office of the Ombudsman for Children (25 Jan 2022)

Frances Black: That picture Dr. Muldoon painted of the doctor sitting across from the parent and almost ignoring the child is quite harrowing, to be honest. With regard to advocacy, does Dr. Muldoon have any idea which organisation would be best placed to provide advocacy services? I know the National Advocacy Service, the Patient Advocacy Service and the Decision Support Service are all only for those...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Office of the Ombudsman for Children (25 Jan 2022)

Frances Black: And that is only for young people in inpatient units. How can an organisation advocate for someone under 18 outside of approved facilities?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Office of the Ombudsman for Children (25 Jan 2022)

Frances Black: With regard to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021, has Dr. Muldoon's office engaged with the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on that Bill? Would it consider sending in a submission on the code of practice of the Decision Support Service? It is just something that came to mind.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Office of the Ombudsman for Children (25 Jan 2022)

Frances Black: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. The presentations were excellent. Even though we have the information, to hear it in such detail was a real eye-opener for me. I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their very helpful contributions.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: The Minister is very welcome to the House. I wish her and her family, including the new grandchild she had only this year, a really happy Christmas. The first Christmas is always a very special one. I must highlight a few issues, however. Now, more than ever, is the time to invest proactively and strategically in our public services. While the nominal increase in welfare payments will no...

Seanad: Live Industry Supports: Statements (16 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: I thank my colleague, Senator Warfield, for allowing me to speak next in case we run out of time. The Minister is very welcome to the Chamber. This is a critical debate. As the Minister can imagine, I am very concerned about the music industry. We need to act now to save the music and live entertainment industry in this country. Some action has to be taken. The long and short of it is...

Seanad: TRIPS Waiver: Motion (15 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. I am so proud to co-sponsor this motion with my colleagues and friends, Senators Higgins and Ruane. I commend Senator Higgins on her leadership on this issue and her passion for fighting for what is right. I am just blown away by this debate.I commend Senators Malcolm Byrne, O'Loughlin and Garvey on the stand they have taken. It gives me...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: I will speak now, if that is possible because, unfortunately, I have to leave.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: First, I thank the witnesses for coming to the meeting today. I also pay a big tribute to the front-line workers who work in the ambulance service and the fire brigade. I do not know how they keep going, particularly in the current circumstances. Could Mr. Kenny give a little more detail about the investment in, and better staffing of, pre-hospital emergency care? There is no doubt that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: I agree. Did Mr. McEvoy wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: Did Mr. McCann wish to respond? I will make a comment while he unmutes himself. I can only imagine the trauma of what ambulance and fire brigade personnel must face on a daily basis. With my therapist hat on, we are committed to getting supervision for some of the work that we do. What we do is nothing compared to the trauma dealt with by ambulance and fire brigade personnel. Could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: I apologise. I must leave. I thank the witnesses for their wonderful presentations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: I thank the HSE management for joining us to discuss this important issue. I want to highlight the fact that when we had the first meeting of the Joint Sub-Committee on Mental Health on this issue in early September, two family members of Owenacurra residents were present. It was probably one of the most moving, emotional and powerful meetings that we have had. It gave the committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: Can I interrupt Dr. O'Brien there because I am concerned around my own time? I heard, from the residents and from the families, how important for the residents' own mental health it is to live in their own community. It was one of the top priorities. I merely want to know what the witnesses' own belief is around that. Do they agree that it is absolutely vital that the residents have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: Why is the 24-hour staffed care being removed from east Cork which has a population, between the two mental health teams, the Midleton-Youghal team and the Cobh-Glenville team, of nearly 100,000? Why are they being taken out of east Cork? Mr. Fitzgerald stated that it is only down the road. It is half an hour down the road for those residents. It is a good distance. They cannot just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: Am I correct in saying that senior management would have been there for those inspections this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: Will Dr. O'Brien give us an overview of the issues that will be covered in more detail in the report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Frances Black: St. Stephen's Hospital will be used for many other service users in the future, many of whom will be from the east Cork area. Am I right in saying that?