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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Was the phrase €200 million mentioned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I want to know when they knew, how they knew and the formal process by which they became aware of it. In the documentation we have been provided with October and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform are not mentioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I appreciate that. It is just that Mr. Breslin has now provided more information that we did not have before. I was taken by the reviews that occurred between August and December, and the Secretary General's honesty when he said he would not change certain things but would change certain actions. I am aware, from other committee meetings, that the electrical and mechanical issues here...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: On mechanical and electrical?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: It was so obvious. Mr. Breslin is dead right. People who had responsibility over those areas will have to be held to account. I asked whether they went to tender and got costing for cabling. They did. There was one problem, however, in that they did not quantify the amount. That is where many of the costs will end up and I predict that this is what PwC will find.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: It is very important.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 99. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of air transport provided by the Air Corps to each Minister and Minister of State in each Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018, inclusive; the number of trips by year; the cost per trip by date; and the number of passengers per trip by year in tabular form. [2948/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 366. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations cancelled in 2018 due to overcrowding by hospital. [2469/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations cancelled due to staff shortages by hospital. [2470/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures cancelled due to unavailability of an ICU bed post-operatively by hospital. [2473/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 371. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures cancelled due to unavailability of high dependency beds post-operatively by hospital. [2474/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgical procedures from public waiting lists undertaken in the private sector under the National Treatment Purchase Fund by hospital. [2471/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgical procedures from public waiting lists undertaken in other jurisdictions, by hospital. [2472/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 424. To ask the Minister for Health the date in August 2018 on which his Department was informed of the cost overruns for the construction of the national children’s hospital; the person or body that informed his Department; the format that is, phone call, meeting, email and so on of the communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2786/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 450. To ask the Minister for Health the dates and times of meetings he and-or his officials had with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board since its inception; the persons who attended each meeting; if the minutes of each meeting will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2932/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to address climate change by reducing the carbon emissions of public lighting in view of the fact that the majority of public lighting is powered by sodium vapour bulbs which are extremely energy inefficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2933/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I just want to flag to the committee that I will return to that issue. I am going to try to break down some of those costs and I will return to the matter in the coming weeks.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I just want to hold it as regards commentary because there is a bit of work to be done in that regard.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Yes, I have no problem with that at all.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Appendix 1 is very interesting. During the crisis the Minister made a decision to provide for free screening, a decision that had profound consequences. I will not criticise him for making it because one could take the argument either way, but the introduction of free screening has had serious consequences for the screening programme. The delay is now 20 weeks, which is having a...