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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: Does the Deputy mean for the catastrophic failures he has just outlined, as he terms it, or is he asking about individual misdemeanours?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: Certainly not. I do not know who would be responsible for the entire list of issues the Deputy raised there and who could be potentially sanctioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: Perhaps Mr. Connaghan will come in first; if there is anything that he wants me to answer specifically, I will be happy to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy. I apologise for being such a disappointment to the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I will do my best to live up to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: It is always difficult being in the shade but, notwithstanding that, I will do my best to live up to what is expected of me. It is unique for this committee to have quarterly meetings with the Minister. Not every Minister has quarterly meetings with their corresponding committee. The Minister has always prioritised and tried to attend these meetings as a priority. I know that I catch...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: This is part of the overall reform that is very much at the heart of Sláintecare, namely, changing where certain people are treated and giving them appointments closer to home. Deputy Murphy O'Mahony spoke about letters to patients. That is part of the central validation process whereby it is necessary to write to people to ask if they are still waiting for appointments, if they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: If we want to validate centrally and make sure of the position, we have to inform GPs of any changes. Essentially, it is trying to get to the bottom of the matter as regards those who do not attend appointments. There is a little inconvenience for everybody involved because people and their GPs are receiving additional letters. If we want to be fair, improve accessibility and get more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: On the letter to GPs specifically, in some instances people have moved house or they are not there so it is necessary to cross-check by also writing to the GPs. I am aware that it may be an administrative pain for the GPs but it is a pain that I believe may be worthwhile. If we could bear with it to get the do-not-attends removed, we could get those lists down. If we have 500,000 people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I will take on board the Deputy's point about the wording. The Deputy also asked about Bantry General Hospital. I will come back to her with more specifics on the staffing levels at the hospital. I presume it is on the mental health side, rather than the general hospital?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: The Deputy also inquired about the availability of a dietician and what consultations patients can access. I will come back to her directly with more specifics on those points. I regret that the Deputy has not been able to get that information. I will ensure it is delivered to her in a timely fashion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: Deputy Murphy O'Mahony also referred to Lisheens House in Skibbereen. I am very familiar with Lisheens House and I am aware that the Deputy had raised the matter in the Dáil yesterday. I had just left the Dáil and I was not aware that the Deputy was about to raise the matter. I thought that Questions on Promised Legislation had concluded. Last Friday, I met with the people of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: After meeting me on Friday last, the people at Lisheens House are well aware of what it is necessary for them to do. They began an engagement with the mental health side, which they did not see through. They then went over to the primary care side to seek funding in respect of counselling. Again, there was an issue regarding the amount and availability of information they were supplying to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: Lisheens House has to comply with the same governance procedures with which 1,050 other organisations have complied.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: The people at Lisheens House are well aware of the position. I had a meeting with them on Friday and I made the position quite clear. They are under no illusions about what they need to do. The Deputy referred to the length of time and the delay involved. She also spoke about this matter in the Dáil yesterday. The period in question involved waiting for information to be returned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: They have to conduct a clinical evaluation of their services and provide this to the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: We need to focus on the number of full-time salaries being paid, which is 116,000, up from 103,000. Obviously, lifestyle is an issue and some staff choose to work half-time or part-time such that it takes two or three people to fill a whole-time equivalent post. That is the difference we are trying to highlight. We must keep control of the narrative: the figure has not increased from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: That is a separate debate. However, there is no difference in cost between 116,000 people delivering the service provided by 116,000 whole-time equivalents, which is the number of full weekly salaries, and 135,000 people doing so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I will ask the director to comment on the agency side of things.