Results 721-740 of 1,087,763 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Damien English OR speaker:Ciarán Cannon OR speaker:Jack Chambers OR speaker:Jennifer Whitmore OR speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor OR speaker:Alan Dillon OR speaker:Paschal Donohoe OR speaker:Niamh Smyth OR speaker:Catherine Murphy OR speaker:Michael Collins OR speaker:Martin Kenny OR speaker:Jackie Cahill OR speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire OR speaker:David Cullinane) in 'Committee meetings'
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: When the Minister for Health was before the committee last week I put it to him that if he disputed the figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, SIPTU, Fórsa or any other organisation on suppressed, lost or decommissioned posts, he should provide the real number and I did not get an answer. Is the lack of an answer because the data is not being captured or does the HSE...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: I accept that. Ms Connolly spoke about a lack of transparency about the data underpinning the pay and numbers strategy and the other healthcare trade unions have made a similar point. She made another important point, which should be noted, that HSE HR was directed to essentially switch off the vacancies on the SAP payroll system. If vacant posts are switched off and gone, is the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: Are these posts that were marked as vacant on the HSE's SAP payroll system?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: They have just vanished.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: Yes. I wish to come back to the concluding remarks in Fórsa's opening statement. Before I do that, another important point was made when it was said that we should not conflate new development posts with core service delivery, the replacement of staff, staff turnover, etc. From what was said, I am assuming that the Minister quite rightly is saying there is recruitment and that the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: Fórsa is asking that the Minister and the Government, or at least the HSE anyway, would negotiate with Fórsa and other healthcare trade unions on the pay and numbers strategy, which makes sense, have a workforce plan, which makes sense as well, and deal with safe staffing levels. Another observation I will make is that it is very odd and bizarre that we train so many healthcare...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: It has more than doubled.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Oct 2024)
Colm Burke: More than 2,000 people participated in overdose awareness and naloxone administration training in 2023. The work is ongoing in relation to having more people trained in its administration. Regarding availability, more than 6,000 units were given out last year, with 4,000 units distributed by July of this year. It is available where we believe there is a need for it. The international...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (23 Oct 2024)
An Garda Síochána
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (23 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: There was a recent meeting of councillors from the Nenagh municipal district with the new Garda superintendent. The cross-party group of councillors came out of the meeting pretty shocked because he more or less admitted that he did not have the resources in the Tipperary-Clare division to meet the requirements of the area. He was pretty matter-of-fact about it. He has to be admired for...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (23 Oct 2024)
Joe O'Brien: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter in the House. I convey the apologies of my colleague, the Minster for Justice, Deputy McEntee, who regrets she cannot be here for this matter due to another commitment. As the Deputy will be aware, by law, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of Garda members and resources between the various Garda stations and divisions....
- Prelude (23 Oct 2024)
- Prelude (23 Oct 2024)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.10 a.m.
- Prelude (23 Oct 2024)
Prayer and Reflection.
- Prelude (23 Oct 2024)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (23 Oct 2024)
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (23 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Neasa Hourigan - To discuss access to the drug naloxone. Deputy Holly Cairns - To discuss a needed upgrade for Ballydehob waste water treatment plant. Deputy Claire Kerrane - To discuss funding for road safety outside our...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (23 Oct 2024)
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Oct 2024)
Medicinal Products
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I know from our work on the health committee with the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, that he is well aware of the urgent crisis we have with drug deaths in this country. We have very high levels of injury due to the use of illicit drugs. One of the tools in combating risk of death and injury is to use drugs such as naloxone to stabilise someone during a usage crisis or an overdose....