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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (1 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: The Minister mentioned that Saturday is the best day, and I know what he means. However, the average figures are such that even when we get to Friday and Saturday, the numbers are still far too high because of the carryover from the weekend. In respect of the seven-day roster, a number of unions, such as the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, has said it is willing to talk. The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The conversation has moved in a positive way in recent years. I recall when we had these sorts of discussions at the health committee four years ago and there was quite a lot of resistance. The idea that we would move from five to seven days was not being entertained. However, the engagement I have had right across the board has been very positive. The new consultant contract moves from...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (1 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: The emergency department task force, which is co-chaired by the HSE and the INMO, warned this week that we could have another winter with RSV, Covid-19 and other respiratory challenges. Given everything the Minister has said and offered, and everything in the pipeline, is he considering specific targets? He does not have to mention those targets on the floor of the Dáil but is he...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The next question, in the name of Deputy Cullinane, relates to exactly that matter. We have two plans, which are, the short-term plan and the multi-annual plan. The direction I have given to the Department and HSE is clear. We must have structural change such that, month by month, the trolley numbers we are seeing come down. What happened last year because of the impact of Covid - and I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (1 Jun 2023)

Emergency Departments

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (1 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 3. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish a multi-annual plan to resolve the crisis in emergency departments; when he will publish full details of all elective centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26973/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (1 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: In the first quarter of this year, people waited on average 11.7 hours in emergency departments for access to a bed. Unfortunately, people over the age of 75 waited on average 13.8 hours. For children, the average waiting time was 13.3 hours. We are hearing horror stories, to be frank, every day of every week about older people and children being left to wait even longer than those...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I agree that the current situation in too many hospitals, although not all, is unacceptable. I think we all agree that it is especially the case in respect of older people who are waiting too long. As the Deputy quite rightly said, those figures are averages and do not include the people who are waiting on trolleys for 24 hours, 48 hours or longer. It is not an acceptable situation. ...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (1 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: Like the housing crisis, we debate the trolley crisis time and again in this Chamber. We want to get to a point where we deal with it comprehensively but it seems to be getting worse. As the Minister said, it is now a year-round problem. The figures for the waiting times for those on hospital trolleys, which are presented to us every day of every week by the INMO, are exceptionally high....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: That is a frustration. We have seen an unprecedented expansion in capacity. There are nearly 21,000 extra people and 1,000 extra beds, with another 500 on the way. We are progressing new hospitals. There are new operating theatres and outpatient departments. We have built an entirely new community care service in the past two years. What we are seeing here is reflected in what other...

Prelude (1 Jun 2023)

Prelude (1 Jun 2023)

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Prelude (1 Jun 2023)

Prayer and Reflection.

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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (1 Jun 2023)

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

Health Services

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: 1. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to enable seven-day rostering across the health service; his plans to address the workforce requirements to enable this while achieving safe staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26968/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: There has been much discussion on the air waves over the last number of weeks about a seven-day rostering service across our health services and, obviously, that is ideally something we would all want to get to. I tabled this question to give the Minister an opportunity to set out his perspective on this. What plans are in place? What talks and negotiations with representative bodies have...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for his supportive comments in terms of moving in this direction. I want to start by acknowledging the really extraordinary dedication our healthcare professionals have shown. To the Deputy's question, we have seen an unprecedented growth in that workforce. One of the things we must do, obviously, in moving from five to seven days is increase the workforce. As the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

David Cullinane: As I said, it is a laudable objective and one I support. Obviously, there must be dialogue and buy-in from healthcare staff. We need to recruit as many healthcare professionals as we possibly can. Even though additional numbers have come into the health service, the State has not achieved the recruitment targets we set ourselves with regard to the big numbers we need. Obviously,...