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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (17 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on assessment of needs waiting lists by CHO for each quarter since quarter 4 2018, in tabular form; the number of those waiting more than 12, 24 and 52 weeks, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/22]

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: I welcome the opportunity to speak on what is important legislation. As we know, whistleblowing is an essential mechanism for exposing and stopping wrongdoing. We should do everything that we can possibly do to protect whistleblowers. As the health spokesperson for my party, I have seen far too many whistleblowers in the area of health come forward to expose wrongdoing. They have exposed...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: From his email. He said it himself. I will send it to the Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the manner in which hospital-based training places across the medical profession are co-ordinated between the Department, the HSE and training bodies; his plans to improve upon this model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8550/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. Reid and Mr. Watt. I want to keep to the topic of Sláintecare and regionalisation. I will have some questions later on recruitment because the three reasons those who resigned from Sláintecare gave for their resignations were what they saw as a lack of movement or slow progress in regionalisation and the establishment of the RHAs; e-health, ICT and financial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: I will come in again. I have heard what Mr. Watt has said and it does not chime at all with what Sláintecare promised. It does not chime at all with what those who resigned from Sláintecare wanted. It does, however, chime with the reasons they gave for leaving. Mr. Watt cannot say that in making changes there will be no vertical reorganisation and then say we will see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: In fairness, I gave Mr. Watt enough time to respond. Basically, this referred to meetings or conversations Mr. Watt had with Mr. Reid. Mr. Watt has said that maybe he could have worded the correspondence better but he indicated that structural changes must be kept to a minimum and reflect the reality of Mr. Reid's reorganisation. He stated that corporate functions and clinical care...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: I must come back in as I have two more questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: I am asking for Mr. Watt's view. Does he believe that target of 10,000 will be reached this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: It will be very challenging. Is the target of 10,000 and financial resourcing of that going to remain in the HSE service plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: Okay. I have a question for Mr. Reid. This is a very specific question that requires a "Yes" or "No" answer and an amount. Is there going to be a prior year adjustment of HSE accounts for 2020? If the answer to the question is "Yes", how much will it be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: Is the answer that Mr. Reid does not know? Is there an estimated amount of what that will be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: Will it be greater than €90 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: Will it be greater-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: -----than €90 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: It is somewhere between €90 million and €100 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: Why could Mr. Reid not just have said that then?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: We have very limited time and I heard what Mr. Watt has said.