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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: That makes sense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: The McKinsey report a long time ago-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: -----recommended 380 beds. We now have 473. Across the sea, there was a report on the use of technology in the NHS. The witness will find nobody else in here who is a bigger fan of e-health than me. I say this consistently. It was one of the things I concentrated on with regard to Sláintecare. It is to do with my background in technology. There were decreases in clinical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I have a last question for Mr. Costello. Obviously this has been a difficult responsibility at times, and undoubtedly in the last six months. I have a typical interview question and I am sure Mr. Costello has interviewed many people. If he had to do it again is there anything he would do differently?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Costello would not do anything differently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I know. I read it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: There is only one. In fairness, I read Mr. Costello's statement on electrical, tendering and all of that. However, I did not see any broader lessons.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Is the board going to release that report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: It is a classic situation. Mr Costello should go down to Cork and look at the convention centre, and at what has gone on there. It is a smaller project, but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I ask the Chair to allow Mr. Costello to finish. I will shut up.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I am glad to be in a position to speak on this Bill this evening. The Ceann Comhairle will be delighted to know that I will stick to the Bill. We will have other opportunities to deal with many of the serious issues raised by previous speakers in the next 24 hours. This legislation is important. It is concise. The Government was bounced into producing it because of the Sláintecare...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (15 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: They are taking the drug on the basis of oral promises made by those three people on the national airwaves. That is not good enough. That is not the way to treat them.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (15 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: This is a hugely important issue. As we all know, the CervicalCheck scandal that broke last year did huge damage to our confidence in the health system in this country. Specifically, I want answers to the following matters. At the time of the response by the Government to this issue, we found out that the Minister had established a review of all the slides of women who had cervical cancer...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (15 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: The Minister of State said that his response answered the question. The RCOG review will commence because slides will be transferred but this will take a period of time. I am looking for detail on this from the Minister of State. It will take at least six months but I do not believe it will be concluded by the end of this year. That is a failure of this Government. The Taoiseach...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (15 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in place to alleviate the stress caused to students as a result of the change in structure of the pharmacy degree here following the signing of a statutory instrument by then Minister for Health (details supplied). [1035/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (15 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 495. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to provide funding for advance factories in 2019 for potential foreign direct investment in the regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54040/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 542. To ask the Minister for Health the projected final cost for the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54053/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (15 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 543. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the proposed second radiology room in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, was not provided as part of the new expanded accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54060/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs Availability (15 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 677. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical card patients are being charged for the drug Acupan (details supplied) despite its presence on the list of reimbursable medications for medical card holders; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54549/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (15 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the date the new modular bed building in South Tipperary General Hospital will be operational; the details of all other capital and operational improvements he expects in the hospital in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1234/19]