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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting treatment at Navan orthopaedic unit; the waiting time required for an initial consultation at the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41565/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (3 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2012; the number of these patients that had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41632/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (3 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2012; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41719/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (3 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients under the age of 65 years, by county, treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2012; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41720/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (3 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 246. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2012 by county on persons under 65 years of age; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41721/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (3 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days required by patients treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2010, 2011, and 2012; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41722/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (3 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41725/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (3 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, who had full and partial lower limb amputations procedures in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of persons under 65 years of age; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41734/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (3 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, of persons under 65 years of age treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2012, 2011, 2010; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41735/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The information has been provided to IFAC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: It would be best to ask Mr. John McCarthy those two questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will take that as a compliment, and I thank the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask the witnesses to go through the presentation while committee members take notes because otherwise we will end up with no sequence or co-ordination to the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will take that as a compliment. We will now discuss matters relating to macroeconomic forecasts with the officials from the Department of Finance. I welcome Mr. John McCarthy, Ms Mary Dalton, Mr. Shane Enright and Mr. Gavin Sweeney. Mr. McCarthy will make opening remarks with a PowerPoint presentation which will be followed by a questions and answers session. I remind members, witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: No. Drive on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Can Ms Dalton give us the full titles instead of abbreviations like PMI?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I am conscious this is being broadcast live and people are watching. What do you mean by the patent cliff? Are these patents expiring?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To use layman's language.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the witnesses. While the committee may have had some reservations regarding the timing of the presentation, I believe the content is very detailed, and other members may be of the same view. The ESRI uses the HERMES models, but I would like to hear what models the Department uses. The ESRI was predicting an unemployment rate of 16% for 2014 about three years ago. That is not the...