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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: If that is the Minister's view, I suggest that he might give consideration to reinstating the reporting arrangements for clinical directors because they have essentially been abandoned. In the context of accountability and the management structure, the Minister spoke to us about Ms Broderick, Mr. Carter and Dr. Peters. What exactly is that structure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Just to clarify, they are all reporting directly to Ms Broderick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: That is good. I thank Ms Broderick for that. The other two areas of accountability obviously relate to the two areas identified in Mr. Justice Frank Clarke's report, one of which was the completely inadequate capacity within the mid-west region in terms of emergency department, ED, capacity. That has to be a matter of political accountability. One does have to wonder about the original...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: Has Deputy Shortall finished her point? She might let the Minister in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: The recommendation was that the other three EDs should not close until we had reached a level beyond 600 beds in UHL. That has been the problem, notwithstanding recent improvements as regards the number of beds. That is a fundamental point. Those three emergency departments should not have been closed. It is quite clear that was the original intention. I have been raising the issue for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I am sorry; the action was that the Minister would open a second ED. He would designate one of the other hospitals as a level 3 hospital and have an ED.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Why did the Minister not act on the recommendation two and a half years ago?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It was a separate point that HIQA made, which was that there was a need for a level 3 hospital and a second ED.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It was not a matter of all of the numbers. There was a separate point that HIQA made. I have to ask the Minister-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: This is the Deputy's final question. She is over time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Can I finish this last point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: Go on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: There is a serious issue of geography here. Does the Minister think it is acceptable that someone in need of medical treatment in, for example, Loop Head in County Clare or in Latteragh in County Tipperary, must not only drive past a hospital, but will also have a greater chance of dying if they have a major medical emergency because UHL is so overstretched and overcrowded? There is a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister did promise 24-hour opening-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: I have to cut Deputy Shortall off. Senator Byrne is substituting for Senator Kyne. She is very welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: Senator Byrne is out of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: Again, the Senator might be able to get a note for her question but go on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues relating to University Hospital Limerick: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: There will not be enough time to answer all those questions.