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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Windsor Framework and Related Matters: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Paul Lynam, deputy director general, and Mr. Aidan Finnegan, director of policy and advocacy from the British Irish Chamber of Commerce. I welcome Mr. Patrick Donohoe, chief corporate affairs officer from Lakeland Dairies; and Ms Carol Lynch, partner, BDO, Customs and International Trade Services. They are all very welcome and I thank them for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Windsor Framework and Related Matters: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Lynam for his opening statement. A number of members have indicated to me that they wish to ask questions. The first person to indicate was Senator Chambers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Windsor Framework and Related Matters: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: If there are no additional questions, I will move on to Deputy Howlin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Windsor Framework and Related Matters: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: Does Deputy Ó Murchú wish to speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Windsor Framework and Related Matters: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I want to come in on that. It is a particular matter that I want to address. One thing I will put to the witnesses upfront is that they will continue to have the support of this committee, the Irish Government and everybody else. It is really important to recognise, however, that we are probably entering a very different phase of thinking by the European Union. What is happening is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Windsor Framework and Related Matters: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: The irony of that is that the countries that did that deal with the EU accepted some of the principles that are very problematic for a British Government to accept. That is the crux of it. Hopefully, it will be resolved. It has to be resolved. It is going to be a very interesting point as to how the British Government moves. There is also the Commission and its new mandate is starting....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Windsor Framework and Related Matters: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: That brings us to the conclusion of our engagement here today. I thank the witnesses for coming in. It is part of an ongoing engagement which will continue at our next meeting. I thank Carol Lynch, Patrick Donohoe, Paul Lynam and Aidan Finnegan for their contributions today. It was a very worthwhile exchange.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Windsor Framework and Related Matters: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr Lynam. The committee now stands adjourned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Windsor Framework and Related Matters: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I am absolutely sure Deputy Howlin would be number two on the list after Boris. They should have mentioned that to him. Who wants to pick up the answers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I will pick up on some of the points from earlier in the meeting. This discussion is a great one to have directly after the meeting we had last week, which touched on some of the issues regarding staff ceilings, which is the new phrase used in place of the word "moratoriums". There was some discussion about radiation therapists and radiotherapy more generally. I have some questions on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I apologise. My question on agency staff was not in respect of radiation therapy. I am asking about the situation across the health service. I totally understand that many agency staff are covering a maternity or sick leave and are not appropriate for the conversion scheme. At the same time, there are services that are being held up by agency staff who really should be HSE staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I totally accept that. From our point of view, it would be useful to understand what percentage that 900 is of the total agency staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Going back to cancer care, we have discussed radiotherapy. There are significant delays at the moment, or at least concerning reports of such delays, in chemotherapy services. What is the witnesses' impression in that regard? Is the situation affected by staff ceilings or the previous moratorium, particularly in terms of capacity in day wards? I presume day wards require significant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: To be clear, where there were not waiting lists previously, they are now being introduced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is there a figure for the percentage of the rise over the time of the moratorium?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is there not a figure available for month-by-month expenditure as a percentage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: There was a 10% increase. I return to chemotherapy delays and the issue with clinical nurse specialists. Regarding the recruitment of oncology nurses and the revision of the use of space, I presume there is specifically a requirement for the recruitment of oncology nurses. Will Ms Ní Sheaghdha outline some of the barriers arising in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I am almost out of time but, if the Cathaoirleach will allow, I have a final question. Has the HSE provided the INMO with any monitoring or governance structure specifically to monitor any regional disparity that arises as the six authorities start to make decisions on staffing, for example, that might not align with each other?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: The INMO will be asking for that engagement. However, has the HSE not come to it with a mechanism for doing that?

Financial Resolution No. 4: Stamp Duties (1 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: 10 o’clock I thank the Deputies for their contributions. We share a common interest in changing the market here and this is why we are raising the stamp duty. There were already significant reductions in the instances of bulk buying of apartments on the market and this will further reduce that. Any ones that are going are probably an example of legacy developments. This...