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Other Questions: Home Care Packages Provision (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: No.

Other Questions: Industrial Disputes (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister stated that talks are at a sensitive stage. I do not believe they are and I have had that confirmed to me in the past couple of seconds. In fact, very little talking is taking place. The Minister also talks about a process. It is important that the record of this House reflects that there was no process when these workers were having their pay cut, there was no recourse and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I am delighted the Minister and Deputy Kelleher agree with me. I have been saying it since 2005.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I have no problem with that when I am right.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I am delighted people are finally agreeing with what I have been saying for the past 13 years. I think I can go home now as my job is done. The Minister is not going to hit value for money targets by reducing travel costs. To suggest he will is insulting to people.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not know of people in senior management, or at any level, in the HSE who actually drive around to claim expenses. I do not believe that happens.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I am happy the Minister has confirmed it will not affect people on the front line delivering services. Saying something is transparent because it can be obtained under freedom of information is an issue on which we will eternally disagree. If it was a freedom of information request, it would not be there. The correspondence shows there is a tension of sorts between the Department and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I asked the Minister for the targets but there are none.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Yet trolley numbers are increasing too.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I do comment on those positive developments.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 2. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the position regarding a potential financial shortfall for the HSE of up to €881 million before the end of 2018; his plans to rectify this; if more funding will be forthcoming; if hospitals will have to increase stretch income targets to meet the shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6473/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Deputy Kelleher can add my name to that list. Of course it is not possible and the Minister knows that well. The Minister published a plan knowing he did not have the money to fulfil it. Several questions leap out following the Minister's statement. The Minister referred to transparency. In truth, that this information is in the public domain is down to freedom of information requests...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Staff (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 19. To ask the Minister for Health the reason primary care centres (details supplied) will not be provided with additional new staff hires; the way in which these centres will now be staffed; if staff will be taken from the surrounding areas; if this will reduce services beyond the remit of the primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6367/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Data (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 79. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE target of eliminating emergency department waiting times of greater than 24 hours for persons over 75 years of age were met for 2017; the number of persons over 75 years of age that have had a wait of more than 24 hours in an emergency department in 2017; the hospital in which the wait occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6366/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 82. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with women affected by the side effects of the use of transvaginal mesh and their representatives; his plans to limit or ban the use of mesh as other countries have; the focus of the report into the use of mesh; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6368/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I propose that we meet in private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: This is the quarterly meeting with the Minister for Health and the director general of the HSE. The purpose of this morning's meeting is to allow the Minister for Health, his officials and the director general to update committee members on key health care issues. The committee has flagged it would particularly like to have the issue of hospital overcrowding addressed during this session....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister. I invite Mr. O'Brien to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. O'Brien. Before I invite questions, there are two issues I want to raise briefly. I also have some questions of my own, which I will hold until the end. The first issue concerns a letter I was sent yesterday by a psychiatrist who I will not name, although he is named in the press. I was very disturbed to receive a letter under a HSE letterhead urging me to resist the pressure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I ask Mr. O'Brien to circulate that in writing to Members of the Oireachtas as we all were circulated with the letter. I thought it was only sent to me but that was a mistake. We were all circulated with it. As such, it might be helpful if Mr. O'Brien could share that with us.