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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: I have a question for the CEO. Mr. Gloster stated that he has not been asked to make cuts for next year but that there will be a deficit next year. He outlined in his opening statement, if I am summarising it accurately and fairly, that he is looking at consolidation of some of the gains that have been made but no more growth in those areas. That sounds like a cut. It sounds like a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: Nevertheless, in his interview Mr. Gloster mentioned it would affect junior doctors and a wide range of things.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: No, I am just trying to drill into it. What can we expect? I cannot be specific. Consolidation is not bad - it is positive because it is not a cut - but if growth or further advances were anticipated and are not happening, growth is restricted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: What I am getting at is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: What I am driving at is that although conversations have not taken place, it seems from the statement Mr. Gloster made, that he is accepting a smaller envelope.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: We looked at the idea of two elective hospitals for Dublin. I do not want to get bogged down in local stuff but are we still on track for those as a result of this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: It has been said that Mr. Watt might have brought a public expenditure mentality to the Department of Health. What might that look like?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: Is it a bad thing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: What is the health budget oversight group in the Department? What does it do and who is on it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: What has been a big focus?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: Officials from the HSE and the Departments of Health and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform attend. Who from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform attends?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: Are those minutes published monthly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: Will the committee secretariat ask why they have not been published?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: The minutes were published on 17 May, 2 May, 4 April and 13 March.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: They do not appear to have been published since.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: I accept the matter is not Ms McGirr's responsibility.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: I thank Ms McGirr.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)
John Lahart: At least they were published monthly up until May. They have not been published since.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Autonomy and Assessing Decision-making Capacity: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
John Lahart: I thank the witnesses. One of the problems in the committee is that when new witnesses some in, and I speak for myself, I find myself oscillating, which I think is reasonable, forwards and back - I will not say between fixed positions - but it is interesting. That is why this committee was established. It is to tease some of these issues out. Therefore, if I come with a perspective that...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (7 Nov 2023)
John Lahart: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for a detailed update on the introduction of laws with regard to recycling plastic bottles and aluminium cans; to outline progress on the Government’s legislation in this area; and when new regulations for recycling will be introduced and become active for the public to participate in. [47273/23]