Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
2:00 am
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
I will ask one of my officials for the Chair on that but it is very difficult because, for example, with sexual health, one of the key parts relates to the Rotunda where there is a major sexual health piece built into the funding of the hospital. The sexual assault treatment unit there is an excellent treatment facility in the Chair's constituency and does important work. It has been the deliverer of significant innovation, including a spark innovation award from the HSE for its integration of a forensic camera. This camera means patients only need to be seen once and forensic grade evidence is taken that can be used in court. This is an example of Sláintecare innovation and innovation more broadly. It is also an example of how sexual health services are integrated into other budget subheads.
I agree with the Chair on the programme basis and it would be better to get to that for these purposes but at the end of the day, those systems are integrated into the delivery of broader hospital structures, so it is difficult.
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