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Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024: First Stage (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024: First Stage (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Health Act 2004 and for that purpose to provide for the conferral of additional functions on the Minister for Health in relation to setting of priorities and performance targets by that Minister in relation to maximum waiting times for health and personal social services; to amend the National...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: What about the embargo?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: Then lift the embargo.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: Read you own memo.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: The Government has an embargo in place.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: Liam Dennehy is 13 years old and is from Fossa in County Kerry. Just over one year ago his spine started to shift. On his first X-ray Liam's spine was at 35°. By November it was at 85°. It was evident then that he needed surgery urgently. Five months later not only has he not received his surgery he has not even received a date for surgery. His mam, Pamela, has described his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I welcome all our witnesses. Their main call seems to be for a national vision strategy. They set out the reasons for that, including guiding policymakers and setting out a coherent plan. Representatives from the Irish Cancer Society who were before the committee a number of weeks ago talked about the national cancer strategy. While having a national strategy is very important, their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I will add one point because we are tight on time. A national strategy is very important and I support Vision Ireland's call for it. Mr. Mullaniff talked about moving some of the services, or maybe putting more of a priority on community care as opposed to having a higher dependence on acute care, which is one of the tenets of Sláintecare that makes perfect sense. We are told the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I welcome the representatives from the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association. I thank them for their advocacy. I know they are regular visitors to Leinster House and have correctly been lobbying all of us in standing up for patients in this area. I am looking at the four main asks in the opening statement. None of them are asks that should not be delivered in my view. I will start with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: Before Ms Cassidy does so, I say to the Chair that this is not rocket science. The first thing we need is the patient registry. Without that, as Ms Cassidy has said, you cannot plan. Whether it is the current or a future Minister for Health or those in the HSE, you need to have the data. In far too many areas of healthcare we are not collecting the data. We do not have registries. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: We can follow up with the HSE on those funding requests, which I am sure we will after this meeting. I would imagine they are not huge amounts of money that are needed.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Events (23 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I was at the launch of the three locations, Waterford, Limerick and Kerry, at the headquarters of Motorsport Ireland in January of this year. There was a lot of enthusiasm. Many people were in the room, including representatives from chambers of commerce, motorsport enthusiasts and people from different local authorities who were part of the consortium that made the successful bid to host...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Events (23 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: In his response, the Minister of State said that there needs to be sufficient engagement with relevant stakeholders when considering funding events like this. He mentioned local authorities, An Garda Síochána and existing local businesses. One of the leading advocates of the Waterford bid was the CEO of the council. Local councillors and all of the Oireachtas Members were behind...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: 670. To ask the Minister for Health the reason reimbursement support for Ozempic® (Semaglutide) is only available to those with eligibility under the general medical services scheme or the long-term illness scheme, and is not available on the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17966/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: 297. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists working in County Wexford; if he is aware of a pending staff departure; and if there is a candidate lined up to replace the outgoing clinician. [17175/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: That is one third the number for previous years.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: No it did not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: More misinformation.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: No we did not.