Results 1-20 of 87 for speaker:Teresa Costello

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: ACT Smartphone App: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: I welcome Ciara, Saoirse and Laoise to the committee. What you have done is amazing. Your personal experience is the most important thing because that gives you the drive to move forward. I wish you all the best of luck in the future. No doubt, you will have a huge impact.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: I raise a matter of urgent public health concern, which is the continued use and abuse of sunbeds in Ireland. Last week, the Institute of Public Health published a troubling report that provided an overview of sunbed use in Ireland and policy options to reduce skin cancer risk. I will take this opportunity to commend the institute on its critical work and to acknowledge the depth of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (10 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: I welcome the opportunity to raise the matter of ExWell Medical. It is a transformative, medically supervised exercise programme supporting people right across our communities. ExWell was founded in 2019 by Dr. Noel McCaffrey, following on from an initiative at Dublin City University. Since then, it has grown and now serves more than 7,500 participants weekly across 48 centres nationwide,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (10 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: I thank the Minister of State for his response. In the next iteration of the national physical activity plan I would like to see a focus on exercise for older people. The benefits to people of being more active are a no-brainer. People in my community are worried about being able to afford their ExWell sessions. They are living on a pension and trying to make the positive change we all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: I will fire through my questions. I have just realised I am extremely chaotic; my questions are everywhere. My first point is more of a statement than a question. I have been heard culture and cultural issues being mentioned but I never hear personal responsibility mentioned any more. Do people actually take a look at how they are behaving? Does anyone reflect on how they carry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: The age-friendly co-ordinators.

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (8 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: I thank the Minister of State for coming in. As we approach the final year of this strategy, it is essential that we reflect not only on progress made at national level but also on how the strategy is functioning on the ground in communities like Tallaght, where both the promise and the pressure of the strategy are visible every day. The current strategy rightly prioritises a public health...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: This week, I attended the Irish Cancer Society pre-budget launch. As always, I had the privilege of speaking to cancer survivors and listening to their lived experiences. One issue that was raised with me, not for the first time, was the lack of adequate supports for women who have had breast cancer and are now facing menopause. For many of these women, menopause is not just a natural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: I want to touch on a few things quickly. Regarding outsourcing and insourcing, what is the HSE going to do to change the culture regarding overtime? If people are being paid a premium through insourcing, why would they not just do overtime when it is offered to them? How is the HSE going to change that culture? The witnesses spoke about the ratio of patients returning to hospitals....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: It is not with regard to the screening programmes. It is actually when they present to the symptomatic breast clinic, so when they have a lump in their breast, they are sent away that day with the lump and told to come back, and that a scan will be sent out to them. Eleven or 12 years ago, when I went, I was scanned on that day. If I had not had cancer, I would not have been a return....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: I think that needs to be investigated because people are asked to sign forms when there is no way of electing to be treated privately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: If there is time, could Deputy Cullinane's question be answered too?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Teresa Costello: The increase is probably in people who are being sent away without being scanned. They could hear that they are going to be returning, whereas in years gone by, you were scanned on the day and either had cancer or did not, so there was a chance that people would not have to return. I have noticed it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: Today marks 15 days since families with children affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy and I held a demonstration and information briefing in the audiovisual meeting room. We were supported by all parties and none. Fifteen days may not seem like much time to you and me, but to people whose children have DMD, that time flies by, and every day their children’s strength and abilities...

Seanad: Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (26 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: A recent "RTÉ Investigates" documentary exposed substandard care in nursing homes operated by Ireland's largest private provider. What we saw was a litany of repeated failings, chronic staff shortages and residents left unsupervised, denied basic care and, in some cases, subjected to outright neglect. The most disturbing part was the complete lack of dignity shown to vulnerable people...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Litter Pollution (25 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: From the outset, I wish to be clear that I fully support and commend all Government schemes and funding streams aimed at anti-littering efforts and environmental awareness. These initiatives have a huge impact in local communities. I have seen this first hand in Tallaght where there has been an impressive growth in Tidy Towns groups and community clean-up initiatives, supported by South...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Litter Pollution (25 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I thank the Minister of State. If it is receiving funding, its methodology needs to be reviewed and scrutinised. This is the comprehensive litter management plan South Dublin County Council has implemented. I really have no concerns about the standard of work from South Dublin County Council with regard to litter management. I am very proud of the volunteering that is done by our...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I will speak about the Bohernabreena Classic Car Show, which took place in Bohernabreena on Sunday. In only its second year, this event was co-ordinated as though it had the assistance and expertise of an event management company, but that was not the case. It was down to the time and dedication of the committee of local volunteers, including Paul Barnes, Jeff Bibby, Myles Murphy, Brian...