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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: 372. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent specialists dedicated to residential services assistance for elderly persons per county in each of the years 2011 to 2017, and to February 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31369/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: 373. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent key workers dedicated to assisting people with complex needs per county in each of the years 2011 to 2017, and to February 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31370/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent child and adolescent mental health psychologists per county in each of the years 2011 to 2017, and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31371/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the publication date for the outpatient waiting list action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the witnesses for their time. Having listened to the exchanges for the past two hours, I have to confess that I am thoroughly depressed on behalf of the good people of Ireland because, as has been laid out, the witnesses have dedicated their lives to healthcare but patients are suffering. Much of the time, patients and staff are going through completely unacceptable situations in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: Is that a polite way of saying there are too many administrators?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: What do they start on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: Sorry. I ask Mr. Varley to bear with me. A new specialist today-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: -----will earn €134,000-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: -----but they used to earn €210,000. Is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: I just want a like-for-like comparison because the phrase "working alongside" suggest that their colleagues are more experienced. Can Mr. Varley give me a like-for-like comparison in terms of time served as a specialist?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: What were new specialists paid? What was the starting salary for a new specialist?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: What is that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: Just so I am clear, then, the entrant salary used to be €211,000 and it has dropped to €134,000. Is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: What is the 70%?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: What will the €211,000 go back up to with FEMPI reversed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: Could I ask Dr. Gilligan specifically about the 1,500 beds? I want to test that a bit. The one hospital group where the waiting lists are coming down - in some cases to zero - is the RCSI hospital group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: I looked into what it appears to be doing differently. What it appears to be doing differently is its admission from emergency department to the ward is substantially lower than the national average. That may be because it is case mix adjusted but it appears to have figured out in a focused manner the people who really do need to be admitted and those who can be sent home or back to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: May I push back on that? Those two things are not mutually exclusive. According to all the data I have examined, Ireland is in the top five countries in the world where pay is concerned. There are approximately 210 countries recognised by the United Nations. If we are in the top five of approximately 210, it is fair to say that, by international comparisons, we do pay well. Ms Ní...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Domiciliary Care Allowance (12 Jul 2018)
Stephen Donnelly: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the extension of a general practitioner card to persons in receipt of domiciliary care allowance but that do not receive a carer's allowance or carer's benefit. [31735/18]