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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Colm Burke and Senator Frances Black. Before we get into the main item on today’s agenda, minutes of the committee meetings of 21 June 2022; 12 and 13 July 2022; and 16 September 2022 are being circulated by members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed. The purpose of today’s meeting is for the joint committee to consider the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank Professor Cowan. We will now take questions from the members. Senator Conway is leading off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: Senator Conway asked a series of questions. If he is asking questions, he needs to give time for the witnesses to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: I will move on to Deputy Quinlivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: Will the Deputy please let Professor Cowan give an answer. We are running out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: Before we move on to Deputy Kenny, I have a question on the population issue. Professor Cowan referred to figures for beds and so on. Has the population expanded much since those figures were published? Perhaps Professor Cowan could give us a sense of the challenge facing us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: The most important issue to come out of these questions is the fact that there is a belief that the system can be fixed and resolved. That is a very important message to send out to the people in the region. Despite all of the challenges in the hospital, it is within our wherewithal to resolve them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Carey next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: Before I bring in the next member, I ask Professor Cowan to forward to that winter plan to the committee. We intend to a session on the work plans for the different regions, so the winter plan would be helpful to have. Going by her remarks, I think that there is an open invitation to the Minister for Health to the region.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: That is great. I now call Deputy O'Donoghue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: Be careful where you are going.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: You are making suggestions that something illegal or whatever-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am just asking you to be careful where you are going.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Deputy. I will go back to Deputy Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am conscious we are running out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank our witnesses for summing up the situation. I listened to the opening statement and Professor Cowan talked about the reconfiguration that occurred back in 2009. They were looking for 642 beds at that stage and they got 530. There was a shortfall of 112 beds. Even with the new unit that would propose beds, they would still be short of them. We also heard this morning the fact the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank the representatives of the HSE and University Hospital Limerick for assisting the committee on this important matter. The committee will continue to keep this under consideration given the need for a big improvement in the experience of members of the public relying on the services of the hospital. We mentioned the hospital's winter plan. If the witnesses forward that on to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Black and Deputy Durkan. I have one piece of housekeeping before I introduce the witnesses. Draft copies of the minutes of the meetings of 31 May 2022, 14 June 2022, 28 June 2022, 30 June 2022 and 6 July 2022 have been circulated to members. Are these agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Integrated Eye Care: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Crowe: The committee is meeting with witnesses to discuss integrated eye care. I welcome: Professor David Keegan, who is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and clinical transformation lead with the north east regional integrated eye care services, NERIECS; Ms Sharon Ryan, chief operating officer at Children’s Health Ireland, CHI; Mr. Aaron...