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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I am not saying that she should not-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, please let the next Deputy have the floor.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I want to raise an issue that was brought up by Mr. Peter Hughes, the general secretary of the Psychiatric Nurses Association who warned that the HSE recruitment embargo is seriously impacting service delivery. He said that the current situation, with more than 700 vacancies, was not sustainable and that reliance on overtime and agency staff could not meet the increase in demand for...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising the conference of the Psychiatric Nurses Association. When I finish here, I am heading to Trim, County Meath to address that conference at 3.50 p.m. I engage constantly with Mr. Hughes and the PNA. I thank them for all of the work they do. They often work with some of the most complex and vulnerable people in the country. I want to put something on the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar fionraí ar 1.16 p.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 1.56 p.m. Sitting suspended at 1.16 p.m. and resumed at 1.56 p.m.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I will ask the Minister, Deputy Anne Rabbitte, to engage with the Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA. I am not fully au fait with the background to this. There was a settlement in respect of the section 39 workers. An agreement was reached last October, which resulted in an 8% increase in pay to be delivered in three phases. There might be other background decisions, but it is a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have a letter that was sent to the Taoiseach this morning from the chairperson of the County Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland, Paul Gillespie. In the letter he states, "Resources have deteriorated to such a level for Type 1 Diabetes care in LUH that we are concerned that patient safety of care is now beyond critical." The Minister, Deputy Charlie McConalogue will confirm everything I am...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: One of the factors here is the resignation of a consultant.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No, it is much broader than that.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I mean that is the fundamental issue. Is it the case that this consultant was responsible for endocrinology retired? Is that what happened?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There are three positions for endocrinologists, all unfilled.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: My understanding is that the HSE-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We cannot have a conversation about it, please.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: What we need to do is engage with the HSE, in the first instance. We can write to the Taoiseach of the day but it will go back down the chain. The Minister for Health has to deal with it, as does the HSE within the broader programme on diabetes generally. There there has been substantial increased investment in LUH over the past number of years with increases in staff and so on. I will...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Smith: The Tánaiste will recall that for almost three years I have been raising with him, the former Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar and the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, the need to provide additional funding for the non-national road network. I accept that each year the Government has increased funding but it is not adequate to meet the additional costs that have been incurred due to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue, which he has raised consistently, with other Deputies, particularly all the public representatives in Cavan-Monaghan. Approximately €3 billion has been allocated to regional and local roads to date by the Government. A total of €658 million has been allocated this year, which is an increase of €32 million over last year. Of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: Since 2016, a boil water notice has been impacting east Cork and affecting 9,500 people. We reckon this costs each household approximately €500 per year. In the past, I raised the possibility of making some contribution towards the cost for people who have to buy or boil water for more than ten months of the year. It is really expensive. Will the Government give consideration to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: This is a novel proposal. I understand the challenges. It is shocking when boil water notices are the order of the day in certain localities. I will discuss this with the relevant Minister, although I can see challenges to it and precedents and so forth being established.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to ask about what is happening for children with diabetes in St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny. The hospital lost two clinical nurse specialists in late 2023 and for some reason has not been able to recruit replacements. The hospital has insulin pumps but nobody is trained to use them. I have met several very upset parents who have children with type 1 diabetes. These children...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I commend the Deputy on her dexterous use of the time available to her to include two issues. On the diabetes question, clinical nurse specialists are essential so I will check with the HSE on the replacement of those clinical nurse specialists for children with diabetes. The Deputy is correct that their advice is required for proper use of insulin pumps, which are essential. The Deputy...