Frances Black

Increased capacity, staffing and funding to improve the delivery of health care in acute hospital and mental health services.

To encourage Oireachtas Committee on Health members to give due consideration to all smoking harm reduction options as part of the PLS of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill

To have a hearing with Vape Business Ireland rescheduled before the PLS of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill is concluded by the Committee

To appraise Oireachtas members and members of the Health Committee of the Irish Cancer Society's position with regard to e-cigarettes and tobacco, specifically relating to marketing and flavouring

To inform Members/Ministers on recruitment and retention issues in home care::To share details of and request meeting to discuss HCCI Home Care Winter Recruitment Plan::To seek support for implementation of Statutory Home Support Scheme::To seek support for HCCI attendance at…

Adequate staffing levels: • Address the underlying issues of chronic staff shortages and workload pressures that impact the wellbeing of doctors. • Resilience Rosters to cover close contact exclusion and sick absent healthcare workers.::Create a better working environment:…

Change in mental health law and increased funding for the mental health system

For information purposes, as relevant to committee members

We invited these public officials to the photocall with the intent of having them support the sharing of the survey to examine the cost of MS.

Commitment to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights at national and international levels

To expedite the Programme for Government commitment to roll out free contraception to all women starting with women under 25 years

To achieve better conditions for student nurses and midwives

To fulfil an invite to go and contribute our knowledge and expertise to the sub-committee.

Ireland supporting TRIPS waiver

We thanked her for raising a question around the concerns highlighted in our letter to joint committee members around the governance and implementation of ehealth elements of Slaintecare, and we asked to continue to keep ehealth as a priority issue..