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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: When the witnesses visited in January, MedLab said it was accredited. Subsequently, through what was explained earlier, which I will digest, we found out that it was not accredited. Who told INAB that it was not accredited? The accreditation for the Sandyford laboratory is dated to 23 October 2018. INAB visited it on 17 April. Its subsequent accreditation, which is for Sandyford and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: Who told it that it did not exist and did not have accreditation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: Did Dr. Scally ask INAB to visit any-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: I just want to ask-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: I want an answer to my question. Did Dr. Scally ask INAB to visit any-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: We do not know who did.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: 115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be provided for the development of Nenagh Castle and surrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28373/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: 223. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to apologise to the women and their families who have been affected by the cervical cancer scandal; the way in which he will do same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28426/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all travel, meetings and attendance of all meetings a person (details supplied) and their team or their associates and his Department or related parties had as part of the review by them of the cervical cancer scandal by date, in tabular form. [28348/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: 238. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for the design of the new maternity hospital in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28382/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Planning (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: 240. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE capital plan for 2019 and 2020 will be published. [28400/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: 257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which his officials or persons in his Department became aware of the report prepared by a company (details supplied) for the Irish Greyhound Board. [28327/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairman (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: I wish Mr. Devane the best of luck.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairman (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: If I was to jest, I would say I am sorry for his troubles. He has certainly taken on a very important and significant role. I was a big supporter of bringing back the board of the HSE. I also lobbied the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, to have the chairman of the HSE appointed first so that we could work with that person on the board itself. In fairness, the Minister took my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairman (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: Very well. I am very taken by Mr. Devane's statement on priorities in his submission. He refers to developing and implementing an effective performance management and accountability system in the HSE. The previous acting director general, Mr. John Connaghan, appeared before this committee to address the CervicalCheck controversy. Once the Scally report had been concluded, which it now has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairman (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: Professor Paul Reid has said he will do that too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairman (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: This pertains to Mr. Devane's second point on developing a plan for building public trust and confidence in the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairman (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: One falls into the other.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairman (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: I will ask a few other quick questions before concluding. I will be very disciplined for a change. People are the HSE's biggest asset. What will we do to attract more people and retain those we already have? What will happen to the structures underneath the board? There are subcommittees and so forth, but what other changes does Mr. Devane propose to introduce? Structural realignment of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairman (3 Jul 2019)

Alan Kelly: Multi-annual budgets would be helpful.