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Coronavirus: Statements (5 Mar 2020)

Ossian Smyth: I thank the people of Dún Laoghaire for electing me. I am honoured to represent them in this historic Chamber and I look forward to doing everything I can to represent Dún Laoghaire. I also thank the various Deputies with whom I have spent time in recent weeks from the four parties that the Green Party has met. That has been a very useful first step. I look forward to meeting...

An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála Eile Ar Mhaithe Le Leas an Phobail), 2020: An Dara Céim - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage (19 Mar 2020)

Ossian Smyth: Everything changes when a doctor says that the life of someone's loved one is at risk. The things that person worried about yesterday - money and deadlines - melt away; now health is the only thing that matters. The person's family is clearly focused on doing everything to recover. Right now that one goal, to recover, is shared by the entire country. That is why we are considering this...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2020)

Ossian Smyth: The Taoiseach made a frightening prediction last week that 15,000 people would contract this disease by the end of the month. Then on Thursday, the Tánaiste added to that by raising the possibility that tens of thousands of people could die. Since then, the country has pulled together and people have followed the advice. The data show that although the disease is still spreading, the...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Ossian Smyth: More than ever before, people around the country are suffering from mental health problems. Has guidance been provided to mental health services on how to deliver standard mental health services to people by video call, both to protect the patients and the healthcare workers? I understand that has already happened in the UK. The Taoiseach told us there is no roadmap for how to exit this...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Ossian Smyth: Yes.

Health (Covid-19): Statements (Resumed) (23 Apr 2020)

Ossian Smyth: I wish to share my time with Deputy O'Gorman. Are we paying our radiography students? I understand that the student nurses are now being paid. Out of fairness, they should have an equal deal. They are dealing directly with Covid-19 patients every day. I also want to ask about the power to prescribe. I am aware that the Minister has issued an executive order broadening the power to...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Ossian Smyth: Last week I asked if we could find a mechanism to pay our radiography students in the same way that we found a mechanism to pay our nursing students, given that they are putting themselves and their families at risk by working. The Minister told me he would ask his Department to come forward with proposals for other students usefully working in the health service and whom we need. He said,...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Election of Chairman (12 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: I nominate Deputy Michael McNamara.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: I will start with Mr. Breslin. I want to ask about people who have cancer, people with chronic illnesses and people in pain who up to now have been attending private hospitals for non-elective and very necessary procedures. Their procedures were simply eliminated, or their appointments disappeared. Understandably, we needed, or thought we needed, the hospitals for the surge. What is...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: What period do these deparmental figures refer to?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: How many consultants have signed up to this deal at this stage?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: If 280 consultants have signed up, how many consultants have not?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: I thank Mr. Breslin.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: Many people have been avoiding attending hospital. There are also people whose appointments have been cancelled and medical staff who are unavailable to work, especially in the private hospital system. People attend the private hospital system for necessary procedures which are important to their future health. To what extent are people who wish to attend and are willing to go to hospital,...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: Is Mr. Reid saying that there are options for all patients in that situation? In other words, if one's hospital is closed and one's doctor is not signed up, is it the case then that everybody has some option as an alternative?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: To exit from this stage where we have this full lease of all the private hospitals, and presumably we are going to return to using a smaller portion of the hospitals and taking them on an as-needed basis, a procedural basis or a National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, style approach to usage, how is the HSE going to get from one of those to the other? Does the HSE have an exit pathway or is...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: What is the expiry date? Do they all expire on the same date?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (20 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: 690. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding consumable supplies (details supplied). [5806/20]

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (21 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: When will we have our detailed road map for the reopening of medical services? We have a road map that specifies when social services and businesses will reopen. For example, we know that on 20 July people can go to the hairdresser's but we do not know when they can, for example, get a cervical check or breast check. The HSE website simply states: Breast screening is paused until...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (21 May 2020)

Ossian Smyth: I thank the Minister for that answer. It will be within two weeks. We are all aware that there are profound implications for mental health from the pandemic. Yet, as far as I know, A Vision for Change is 14 years old and requires to be updated. I know there have been reports from people like Catherine Day on trying to improve mental health strategy. Can the Minister outline to the...