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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: That is where I was heading with the question. Some of those 10,000 agency workers are in genuine posts of one, three or four weeks and filling a gap that does not lend itself to long-term employment, but in Ms Connolly’s estimation from working with people in the sector, what percentage of the 10,000 agency workers should we look to convert to full-time staff?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I am trying to make up some time for the Chair, so I will just ask one more question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: Before that, does Mr. Jennings or Ms Carroll wish to reply?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I appreciate that point. This committee often discusses the cost to the service, but there is also a personal cost to the workers, who do not enjoy the same rights as the people working beside them in the same jobs. Now that we have technically ended the embargo and are discussing staff ceilings, what is the witnesses’ understanding of the difference between one and the other?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: I thank Ms Kelly. We had this discussion when others came in, around the 2,500 extra staff. Bernard Gloster led us off and he talked about deserving posts. When we had the HSE and the Department in, I asked about this. There was an impression out there first of all that we were hiring willy-nilly, that they were not really important posts. Bernard Gloster talked about deserving posts....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: I am getting the nod from the clerk. We are over time. I was looking at the clock in front of me but, apparently, he is looking at another clock. We are over time. I am conscious of the broadcasting staff and everyone else. I thank the witnesses for coming in. This has been a useful session. For the couple of weeks we have left, we will try to follow up on some of the issues. On...
- 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....
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Oct 2024)
Colm Burke: I thank the Deputy and welcome the opportunity to inform the House on the current position relating to naloxone. A strategic priority in the national drugs strategy is to develop integrated care pathways and harm reduction responses for high-risk drug users, including people who are homeless, offenders, stimulant users, and injecting drug-users, in order to achieve better health outcomes and...