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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: 1438. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need at the end of each month of each year 2019-2023, inclusive; the number overdue for completion; and the average length of wait, in tabular form. [1891/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Protection (17 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: 1708. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who had presented at Children's Health Ireland emergency departments in 2023, by hospital, who were subsequently discharged to no fixed address, in tabular form. [1472/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (17 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: 1731. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the National Ambulance Service fleet for the period 2019-2024, inclusive, in tabular form; and the number of vehicles, by type. [1611/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (17 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: 1732. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the National Ambulance Service staff for the period 2019-204, inclusive, by grade, in tabular form. [1612/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. Kearns and Mr. Dolan and thank them for their evidence. Their opening statements made an important contribution. As Senator Mullen stated, they rightly focused on what they saw as the positives of what this committee could do and recommend and what the political system could do for people with disabilities to deal with the impediments and challenges that still exist in terms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: If I can interject, it is not frustrating for me at all because I value-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: No. I understand that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: I can also understand, however, the witnesses' position that there is a huge road to travel in relation to people with disabilities. "Give us a chance to have a bit of a life" was how it was put earlier. We have not given that chance to disabled people, and now they are being asked to give an opinion on assisted dying when we have not put the focus on assisted living. I completely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: I have no difficulty with that and I do not believe that the question is being dodged. I have no difficulty with the answer being given. Notwithstanding all that, I was trying to understand whether the witnesses' organisations had had internal discussions in respect of a situation were this committee legislate for assisted dying if it brought about those safeguards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: I thank Mr. Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

David Cullinane: I thank Mr. Kearns.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

David Cullinane: I have visited five hospitals over recent weeks. I have spoken to many managers of hospitals, but also people who work on the front line, including nurses, doctors, consultants and healthcare assistants. Every single hospital is doing its best to deal with very difficult circumstances at the moment with rising infections in the community. Staff are working wonders, but they are burned out...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

David Cullinane: -----the beds are not there and the staff are not.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

David Cullinane: When will the 1,500 rapid-build beds this Minister promised be delivered-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

David Cullinane: -----and how many of those will be delivered in 2024?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Cullinane: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. Last week, we had a very frustrating session with the Department of Health and the HSE. I will not go into the issues now. However, the substance of it was that it takes far too long to get anything done in healthcare. The delivery of some of the big picture reforms we are awaiting is moving at a very slow pace and there is no urgency...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Cullinane: I have a real concern about some of these national strategies. The previous cardiovascular strategy was a very good one, as Mr. Macey rightly said. We see across mental health and in different areas that plans, visions and strategies are put in place and we all buy into them but they rarely get implemented in full. It is often piecemeal and funding is at the whim of a Minister in any given...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Cullinane: Before I address the representatives of Croí, I will make a number of points. The Irish Heart Foundation's opening statement refers to growing concern that 70 to 75 posts required under the strategy for 2024 will not be delivered. I would say it is a certainty they will not be delivered because there is no new additional funding. We had that clarified at this committee a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

David Cullinane: I ask Croí to answer the same question.