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

Róisín Shortall: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to improve the bowel screening programme; his plans to improve GP access to the programme for patient referrals, particularly younger cohorts of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41970/23]

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

Róisín Shortall: 289. To ask the Minister for Health to arrange for the publication of the review of spinal surgeries in Crumlin Hospital, which has been completed for some time; to commit to publishing that review during the week commencing 25 September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42039/23]

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

Róisín Shortall: 290. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the national diabetes registry, which received funding in Budget 2023; the status of the project manager post; the timeline for the recruitment of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42041/23]

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

Róisín Shortall: Is there an estimate on that figure?

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

Róisín Shortall: I heard what was said about the cash position at the end of the year. What is the overall deficit projected for the end of the year?

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

Róisín Shortall: I am trying to understand why that has not been provided. Organisations that are a fraction of the size of the HSE have integrated financial management systems. It is another thing that is pretty basic in respect of health. When will the full system be in place?

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

Róisín Shortall: I will move on to the issue of the arrangements with the private hospitals. We have heard there are 160 beds currently involved in that arrangement. I was surprised because I did not realise there was that level of agreement for the provision of beds. By my estimation, we are spending in excess of €87 million per year on private hospital beds, which is an extraordinary figure. What...

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

Róisín Shortall: How many beds additional to the 160 is Mr. Gloster talking about for the surge capacity during the winter months?

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

Róisín Shortall: Is that in total?

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

Róisín Shortall: That is a total figure that includes the existing 160 beds.

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

Róisín Shortall: There is a principle to which the health service operates that I cannot understand. It is outsourcing and buying private capacity, whether with beds, staff or services generally. This is a trend we have seen in recent years and it seems to be accelerating. Outsourcing has been going on at a gallop. At what point will the HSE call a stop to that and start investing in direct services? The...

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

Róisín Shortall: I appreciate that. When will we hear the site of the Dublin elective hospital? The Chairman told me I had ten minutes.

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

Róisín Shortall: In the 30 seconds I have left, when will we hear the announcement of the site for the Dublin elective hospital?

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

Róisín Shortall: That will happen in the next couple of weeks.

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

Róisín Shortall: Do we have an overall occupancy rate?

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

Róisín Shortall: I am talking about this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Who confirmed that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: When the story broke last Monday week we were told that the two reviews were going to be published, and then they were not because CHI put out a report on them. CHI said it could not possibly publish them for reasons of confidentiality. It took some pressure finally to get them published on Wednesday. Why were they not published on the first day?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: No, the HSE announced that the two reviews were going to be published that day. There were then claims that CHI could not publish them. Why was CHI resisting their publication?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Okay, that is what it sounded like. Is it not the case, Dr. Goldman, that the external review did not actually draw attention to shortcomings of particular consultants? It was predominantly management and governance issues that were highlighted.