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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Deputy, but she is over time and her colleague, Deputy Lahart, wishes to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: We are stuck for time and a number of members are looking to get it. I do not believe we will get everyone in. I will move to Deputy John Lahart. If members do not want to take their full speaking slot it will be helpful for other members to be able to get in. It is up to members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: And would clinicians say whether a particular drug or approach was working? Would they share that information with one another?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: To follow up on the Deputy's point about the constellation of symptoms, up to 200 symptoms were mentioned. The witnesses would not disagree with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: Unfortunately, we have run out of time. I have many questions I would like to ask. The witnesses who were before us earlier gave a fairly lengthy statement. They outlined some really difficult stories and the challenges faced by the advocacy group and the people they are speaking up for. They had a number of recommendations relating to everything from masking in healthcare settings to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: The committee recently visited UHL. There are challenges with the emergency department but we were looking at other areas too. We got information this morning about the clinic in UHL and the fact that it does not appear to have a waiting list. Could the witnesses come back with additional information on what is happening there? We have waiting lists in all the other clinics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: I can understand people dropping out of clinics. If key personnel are missing and there is nobody to deal with a person's respiratory or heart problem, you can understand the effort it takes for someone who is seriously ill to get into the clinic. We heard this morning from some of the advocates that they are probably going to have to rest for a week after just a short session in here,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: 528. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of legislation for the recognition of foreign divorce in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16683/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: 739. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for audiology services from HSE community services in the Russell Centre, Tallaght; and the average waiting time for those services. [16572/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: 740. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of Kelvin Grove, Carlow; the plans in place for its use; and the date by which it will be brought back into use. [16573/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Hoey. Copies of the minutes of the meetings of 27 and 28 February and 5 and 20 March 2024 have been circulated to members for consideration. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the funding and implementation of the national cancer strategy. The meeting will be divided into two sessions. We will hear...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank Ms Power. On a point of information for members, there was a briefing note sent out yesterday from the Secretary General of the Department of Health, Mr. Robert Watt, and it might be helpful to both groups in the discussion this morning. I will open up to members straight away. Deputy Colm Burke is going to lead us off on the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: It is a matter of deep frustration for the committee because we set aside a lot of our work to discuss vaping. We were told that legislation on vaping was going to be a priority. We, as a committee, prioritised the legislation and rushed it through but now it is sitting on someone's desk. Hopefully, the Minister or someone in his office might be listening and will take the initiative to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: I was conscious of some of the information received, included that there are 23,000 diagnoses of invasive cancer on a yearly basis. It was also said that 61 new drugs were introduced in recent years. I was impressed that there were 61, but the witnesses said we are the second slowest in Europe, which is worrying. It is a positive message for anyone in the service, that new drugs are coming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: Just on the screening-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: Is expanding screening purely down to money?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Cathal Crowe has joined us. Although we have run out of time, I will allow a quick question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: I appreciate the witnesses' having come in this morning. We have had a very useful session and it has set us up for the next meeting. There was considerable interest in the radiotherapists. If we get a specific note on that, we can follow through. Some committee members were already talking about putting in parliamentary questions. We will get an opportunity in the future.