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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Has the HSE got over this issue about the difficulty in getting clinical placements at community level? Has it dealt with that issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Where exactly is the difficulty in that? Is there any union resistance, or an issue about supervision and so on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: When does Ms Hoey expect that issue will be resolved? It seems to be a significant issue in ensuring the pipeline is clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: All right. I want to talk about GPs for a moment. They are key people in the refocusing on bringing services into the community and I am concerned about the number of training places. I got a reply to a parliamentary question recently that showed that this year, for example, there were 964 eligible applicants for the GP training programme but only 286 of those were taken in. As of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is only a drop in the ocean relative to the number of applicants who are qualified to go onto the training courses. At a time when we hear so much about a dire shortage of GPs, the number that are due to retire and the fact that services cannot be provided in some areas surely this should be a priority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I am talking about GPs-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: -----and the need for adequate numbers of GPs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: No, I am not talking about the numbers who apply and are not successful. I am talking about the numbers who are eligible. This year 964 people are eligible to go on GP training courses yet there are only 286 places.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: That is sticking plaster stuff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: On the final point, it would be interesting to know how the proposal stacks up financially. Will it still involve huge fees? I wish to return to the issue of the shortfall in the health budget and the probable situation at the end of the year. I ask Mr. Watt to clarify a point he made earlier. Did he state we are probably looking at a shortfall in the region of €2.5 billion at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: From where did the figure of €1 billion plus come?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: What does Mr. Watt expect the deficit to be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Mr. Watt made the point that the Government has to do better when it comes to financial planning. What did he mean by that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: We have known that for a long time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: The demographic figures are not exactly a surprise. We need to cater for those and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: One of the issues that has been talked about quite a bit in respect of financial planning and having more accurate figures is the need for an integrated financial system. What are we doing in that regard?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 770 of 11 September 2023, if the inquiry team will be asked to respond to the survivor's request; her views on whether the emphasis on "recompense" in the guidance booklet is likely to steer survivors in that direction; if the inquiry team will proactively explore options for a "learning-oriented" approach...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 712 of 25 July 2023, the status of her Department's consideration of the European Commission's recommendation to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness; if she has concluded her engagements with other Departments and Ministers; the timeline she is working towards in making her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her Department's review of eligibility requirements for family reunification; the timeline she is working towards; if this review will address issues related to family reunification for non-EEA healthcare assistants under the general employment permit (details supplied); the engagements she has had with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 271. To ask the Minister for Health if the national cancer screening taskforce intends to update the screening guidelines to reduce the age of bowel cancer screening; the timeline the taskforce is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41969/23]