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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: The director general of the HSE, Mr. Paul Reid, gave evidence on reaching the budgetary targets each year. When the service plan is published, the first line is always that it will be challenging to meet demand and demographic change and provide for the introduction of new services. Having a "challenging" budget implies that the HSE will not be able to deliver the services it wants to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: There are nine non-members of the committee in attendance, which is an indication of the importance of health issues in this Dáil. I will give each of them an opportunity to ask one question. This is not an open forum and we have to respect the permanent members of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I ask Senator Kieran O'Donnell to put one succinct question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: The next two contributors are Senator Byrne and Deputy Tóibín.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: Could the Deputy ask a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: Could the Deputy put his question to the Minister?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: We will give the Minister an opportunity to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: Could Ms O'Connor send that information to the committee, as well as to Deputy Buckley?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: We have three more speakers, namely, Senators Conway-Walsh and Devine and Deputy Brassil. They are, of course, welcome. They should be brief and ask one question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: We will take the second round now. I propose it will be ten minutes per question to allow every member an opportunity to come in, as well as to allow Deputy McConalogue in at the end. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: The final question was on the private hospital in Swords.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: Has Deputy Kelly a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I am sorry Deputy but the four questions-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: There are four answers for all of those questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: There are a number of questions there for the Minister. I do not know what sequence he would like to take them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I thank the Minister of State.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: Ms O'Connor is going to comment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I invite Deputy O'Connell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I thank Deputy O'Connell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: No. We will move on. Sorry. We have been here for more than four hours. We will have one question from everybody to wind up. The Minister is under pressure for time.