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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: 152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the new S8 bus route bypasses UCD, Dundrum town centre, and IADT, leaving many hundreds of students, workers, and shoppers without direct access to their places of work, study and recreation; and what public transport options will be made available to these persons. [51952/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: 153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the solutions being considered for residents to improve connectivity via public transport to the thousands of existing and new residents of Dublin south west, particularly those residents who do not live close to a Luas line in Firhouse, Ballycullen, Scholarstown, Knocklyon, Ballyboden, Edmonstown, and Rathfarnham and who rely on bus...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: 404. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022; whether guidelines on what documentation and financial information can be requested from patrons will be issued to bookmakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51951/23]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: Amendment No. 3 in the name of Deputy Nash is out of order. I am told it is a potential charge on the people.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: The proposer of amendment No. 4 is not here so I will move on.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 are related and may be discussed together. They are in the name of Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, but again the Member is not here, so we will move on.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: Amendments Nos. 7, 8 and 11 and may be discussed together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senators Frances Black and Annie Hoey. Draft minutes of the committee meetings held on 14 and 15 November have been circulated to members. Are they agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the preparedness of the hospital system for the expected seasonal increase in respiratory and other illnesses this winter. To commence the committee's consideration of this matter, I welcome from the HSE Mr. Bernard Gloster, chief executive officer, Dr. Colm Henry, chief clinical officer, Ms Mary Day, national director of acute operations, Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Gloster. We will move straight away into questions and Senator Seán Kyne will lead them off this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: Senator Conway is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: We will move on to Deputy Wynne. She is welcome to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: We will now break for ten minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the opening statement, particularly the commitment to prioritise older and frail people as most urgent users of the service, including the emergency departments. The committee supports that approach. I also want to thank staff in the HSE and funded agencies who participate in the response to unscheduled and emergency care pressures and the challenges in that regard. The slow...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: I am conscious of the people who have long Covid and the life-changing side-effects that has. Do we have numbers for those who have long Covid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: I take it they have not got that from the vaccine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: I wish to focus on the pathfinder programme. The service was developed in Beaumont hospital but has been rolled out throughout the country. Pathfinder is the geriatric element of that. I am told that one of the areas it is specifically looking at is the medication being taken by the over-75s. I ask the witnesses to expand on that. I accept it makes sense to review this every so often....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: For families who have a sick baby or very young child, is the advice go to their GP first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: I am conscious that a question was asked about UHL and on the challenges in its accident and emergency unit. The answer last year was that there was a lack of beds within the system. When I asked about the challenges that Tallaght University Hospital was experiencing, I was given the same answer about a lack of beds. I understand and see the challenges posed by the budget. The development...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: Mr. Gloster mentioned the recruitment embargo, the exemptions in place and that, possibly, 5,000 posts have been paused. The impression was given that the people who were hired were not key personnel. People might not see an electrician or cleaner as key personnel or say these were not front-line posts that were paused. Does the embargo include cleaners and electricians? Please give us a...