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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Budget 2024 Expenditure Ceiling and Resource Allocation for the Department of Health and HSE: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will tell Mr. Moloney what I am trying to get at. We need honesty in respect of what will and will not be delivered. Projects were announced before the budget over the past number of months and there are expectations. When we decide these figures in the budget, I cannot see how the money is there to be able to deliver many of these projects in terms of capital expenditure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Budget 2024 Expenditure Ceiling and Resource Allocation for the Department of Health and HSE: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I know what Mr. Moloney is saying. The key question when he says “overspend” is whether we are overspending or underfunding. That is why the OECD figures and all those other figures, how we are driving things and the private and public healthcare divisions are so important to answer the question. Are we underfunding or overspending?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (14 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the €776 million allocated to international cooperation in Budget 2024, and the €1.2 billion, comprising allocations from other Government Departments and Ireland's share of the EU budget (development cooperation) which constitutes the Official Development Assistance; if he would...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (14 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 487. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the payment of clinical placement allowances to undergraduate supernumerary nursing and midwifery students, as set out in Circular 4/2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49321/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Mr. Kinnane for his opening statement. First, what was the rationale in 2021 for setting the ELS at 3% of the core current expenditure?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Okay.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: If the ELS was set at 3% in 2021, why was it then reduced to 2.4%?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Last year, social protection had lower than anticipated expenditure. That was €300 million, so it was €300 million of a clawback and this year, it was €500 million. I cannot get a satisfactory explanation as to how the figure of €500 million was come at. We just have not had an explanation as to why it changed. Last year it changed by €300 million and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am trying to understand better what the process is.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am trying to get the explanation for this. Basically, when Mr. Kinnane had the engagement with the Departments, one would imagine that, because of high inflation and all of that, they would go the other way rather than cutting it back down. Is that a technical decision, a political decision or a combination of both? How does it land?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: At what point did the witnesses become aware of the fact that €500 million was overestimated across all of the lines?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It was €717 million the year before.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 148. To ask the Minister for Health for an update regarding the appointment of an independent chairperson to the sodium valproate inquiry; the reason why a chairperson has not been appointed to date; when he expects the chairperson to be in place and for the inquiry to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50139/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The €500 million as opposed to the €300 million.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I get that process and everything else. Regarding the Department of Health, there is a reference to €708 million. Last year, the figure was €896 million. Would that be communicated by the Department to the Minister for Health? When would it be done? Considering that we have had high inflation, and because it had increased so much, the figure just does not add up. You would...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What year was that?

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Sinn Féin is in favour of any measures which will contribute to the safety and protection of children in online spaces. We worked hard on ensuring additional measures for online safety, particularly for children, in our work on the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act. For example, we worked with other Members of the Houses and a large number of children's charities and advocacy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I particularly wanted to be here because of Ms and Mr. Staunton. I think it was in 2011 that I met Rory in Westport, County Mayo. I can relate to everything Mr. Staunton says. I thank everybody for sharing their stories today. I think this is a game-changer in terms of how we approach this. Mr. and Ms Staunton said they had never heard of sepsis. We cannot now say that as legislators. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am thinking of something that need not completely come under the shared island initiative. There could be contributions from both sides for an all-island institute. We can look at this, so everybody across the island, not just every child, would have the same treatment and there would be a consistency of messaging.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: On a scale of one to ten, where are we in terms of sepsis awareness?