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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister for Health is present. On Monday, she opened a 96-bed unit in Limerick, which is very welcome, as it has been long awaited. Unfortunately, it will only be able to play a small part in dealing with the crisis we have in University Hospital Limerick, UHL. The ESRI estimates that we need 600 beds in the region. The UHL group itself tells me that 400 beds are required in the...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: To date, 19,248 people have waited on trolleys.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: When will the Minister make the decision?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Apologies have been received from Senators Nikki Bradley and Margaret Murphy O'Mahony. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss autonomy and integrity for people with disabilities. On behalf of the committee, I extend a warm welcome to Ms Angela Denning, CEO, and Mr. Tom Ward, head of superior court operations, of the Courts Service; Ms Áine Flynn, director, Mr. Ian Grehan, head...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Denning very much. I invite Ms Áine Flynn to make her opening statement.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Time is up. The rest of Ms Condon's presentation is in her document, so will be put on the public record. We only have five minutes each. I invite members of the committee to put their questions. When I call them to speak, they should adhere to the agenda.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy's time is up. We will move to Senator Harmon of the Labour Party who has seven minutes.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: We will move on. Joining us online is Deputy Keogh of Fine Gael.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Senator Conway's time is up. Ms Flynn can answer briefly if she wants to.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: The next person is Fianna Fáil's Deputy Martin Daly.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: That is not the job of the people sitting over there. It is the job of the people sitting on this side.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Next is Deputy Thomas Gould from Sinn Féin.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Ms Denning spoke earlier about the wards and about stream 1 and stream 2. Will she explain what that means?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Ms Denning also commented that the Act is silent after 26 April. Will she explain what she meant by that?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I also understand the legislation is for us on this side of the table. Does Ms Denning have concerns we might not meet that, or that there will be people left behind?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Do not be-----
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Yes, but that is not a question for the witnesses.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy's time is well up. Does anyone want to answer that briefly?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy's time is up. I call Deputy Toole.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: That is not for the witnesses, in fairness; it is for us on this side. It has been highlighted that maybe we need to do that. That is for ourselves. We will come back to the Deputy on that. Nobody needs to answer that question.