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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: You can maybe come back in later, Deputy. Deputy Bríd Smith, you are next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: We have to get a composite of the discussions we have had. Then we will decide as a committee whether further meetings are needed or not. It is at that level at the moment. We were going to have a private meeting after this session. I do not know if that will happen now. Many of the members have left to attend to other matters. We will discuss the issue in private session at our next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: I thank the witnesses for appearing here today. I think the Bill is evolving.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: A question was asked on what we will do as a committee. We will monitor it and we will probably look for a view from the Garda again on how this is evolving and on what challenges it feels there are. We will bring the Department back before the committee before the final draft. This meeting has been useful and it is useful for people who are following this at home. There is a lot of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: The Senator is out of time. We will get the replies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of the meeting is for the joint committee to discuss the challenges that have faced emergency departments in public hospitals in recent weeks. To enable the committee to consider this matter I am pleased to welcome in the committee room from the HSE, Mr. Stephen Mulvany, chief executive officer, Mr. Damien McCallion, chief operations officer, and Dr. Colm Henry, chief clinical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Mulvany. I will now invite committee members and other Members of the Houses to discuss matters with the witnesses. We will begin with Senator Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: I will move on to Deputy Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: I remind members to try to focus on the emergency departments as that is the focus of today's meeting. I understand that people may drift off to other issues but I ask them to focus on that. On the move made by the UHL management team, the committee wrote to management at the time and we got a response. Members of the UHL management team are not here today and cannot respond in regard to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: I ask the witnesses to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses do not have to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: Again, I inform members and those listening that we will be looking at the whole area of HSE digitalisation next week. It is on our agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: Senator Conway wishes to come in but I have a couple of comments before he does so. We started off on the right foot in terms of the apologies and thanking the staff, but also apologies to those who were on trolleys or chairs. The system is that a patient usually starts off on a chair, ends up on a trolley and then, if he or she is lucky, goes home or gets a bed within the system. We all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Seán Crowe: I thank the representatives of the HSE for their assistance to the committee on the current pressures in emergency departments in public hospitals which is justifiably of huge concern to citizens and communities. On behalf of the committee I again thank staff, not only those in emergency departments but all those in hospitals and other medical settings, for the additional effort they have...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: I do not know if there is anyone on the Government benches who can answer this. It is with regard to the numerous promises to reduce the waiting lists for those seeking a driving test across the State. Tallaght remains highest on the list consistently with more than 10,000 people waiting on tests. The two centres nearby have the second and third highest numbers in the State. I raised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (14 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: Before turning to the main item on today's agenda, I note the minutes of the committee meetings of 22 and 23 November and 7 December 2022 have been circulated to the members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of today's meeting is for the joint committee to consider issues with regard to the recruitment, retention and manpower planning for general practitioners. To enable the committee to consider this matter, I am pleased to welcome Dr. John Farrell, chair; Mr. Fintan Foy, chief executive officer and Dr. Diarmuid Quinlan, medical director, Irish College of General Practitioners. All...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: We will now move on to Deputy Durkan. Is he on the campus in Leinster House?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: Dr. Farrell can take it that the committee will support that reasonable call for the establishment of the review.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: While we have not had a formal meeting, it seems the consensus at today's meeting is that we will agree to that. We will move to Senator Hoey. Can she confirm that she is within the precincts of Leinster House?