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Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Can Mr. O'Grady give me a timeline on that?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I accept the principle; I am just asking about the accounting of it. I am not looking to do the Comptroller and Auditor General's job for him, but I am trying to understand when that will be rectified and what the oversight for those subheads is.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Does the Department envisage that eventually that subhead J2 will not really exist and those costs will be allocated to different subheads?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That is not being done retrospectively. If the Committee of Public Accounts were to look at these numbers, it would still see €497 million under subhead J2.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: There is a breakdown of that single subhead and that is available.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: There were changes in how some of the accounting worked last year. Things like subheads K1 and K2 are standard from previous years. Subhead K1 still relates to the primary care reimbursement service, PCRS, and K2 is still long-term residential care.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay, so what are K1 and K2?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Mr. Colman for that. I want to move on to another area before I run out of time but before I do, I wanted to follow up on something from last year in the context of ICT. Throughout the year, we have been discussing the cyberattack and the impact on ICT. There is not any significant overspend in terms of updating technology or computer systems. Is that fair to say?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Not that I am looking for overspends but I am surprised-----

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: While Mr. Colman is doing that, he might get subheads K2, K3 and K5 as well, because it does not show what they are. That would be great. One of the things I am surprised about is that there is not an overspend on ICT or computer systems because. We have been hearing throughout the year that we are constantly looking for evidence-based data and disaggregated data. There are consistent...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: How far are we from the completion of that project?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes, we are. Before my time runs out, I want to move to capital delivery. As always, there have been some questions from Deputies on specific projects. One of the things I wanted to question is the general decision-making relating capital plans. The briefing provided states that when developing the annual capital plan, the number of projects competing for inclusion in the plan each year...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: They are not going through it, however. In terms of a final business case, a tender process and estimates of cost, we have seen several projects come through this committee that do not hit that bar. Is there a level of oversight there? When the Department gets a recommendation from the HSE, is there an audit of whether something as simple as planning permission is in place?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (13 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 564. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has had any discussions, formal or informal with a developer or other potential investor or State agency regarding the future use of the site or premises of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61806/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 565. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 484 of 16 November 2021, 1715 of 19 January 2022, 169 of 9 February 2022, 186 of 23 March 2022, 720 of 17 May 2022 and 1903 of 14 June 2022, in recognition of the fact that removing the majority of 24-hour staffed placements from east Cork will entail that service need being met in other parts of Cork where those...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 614. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funds generated from the sale of the now-vacated Dundrum hospital site will be reinvested in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62083/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider expanding the number of mortgage protection insurance providers available to local authority home loan applicants under the compulsory local authority mortgage protection insurance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Reviews (14 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the scope of the review of section 25 of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019; when the review is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered plans to introduce a national voluntary redeployment panel for teachers, where teachers seeking voluntary redeployment could enter their details on an online portal to seek a direct swap with a matching teacher seeking the reverse relocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62822/22]

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Does that apply to planning permissions?