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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (5 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 83. To ask the Minister for Health the schedule of all costs, subsequent changes to costs and current projected costs associated with the national children's hospital from initial tenders to date; the details of costs covered by the development board (details supplied) and the Children's hospital group and other associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5394/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (5 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 106. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is equitable that graduate nursing and midwifery salaries are significantly less than the graduate nursing salaries for allied health professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5393/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (5 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 119. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives being taken to address the long waiting times for dental waiting lists for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5391/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 128. To ask the Minister for Health the projects identified as required or likely to be delayed in view of the additional funds required for the National Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5390/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 132. To ask the Minister for Health if there are potential clinical implications, including the potential for delayed initiation of treatment for women being asked to take repeat smear tests due to the delays in testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5392/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (5 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 335. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a pay and numbers strategy from the HSE; if so, the key details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5052/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (5 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the agency spend on nurses in 2018. [5383/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (5 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of officials in his Department who specialise in mental health policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5481/19]

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I will be sharing time with Deputy O'Loughlin. I will focus my attention on the latest developments concerning the CervicalCheck screening programme and, more particularly, on the long delays that are being experienced by women all over Ireland. I would first like to take the opportunity, however, to acknowledge the women and families who came forward last year. Putting themselves into the...

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I will be sharing one minute at the end. I thank the Acting Chair. The Minister went on to say "That decision was made in conjunction with my officials, including the Chief Medical Officer, and it was supported by Opposition politicians". As an Opposition politician, I will accept that it was. The Minister also said that he accepts that this "has caused a backlog, which cannot be easily...

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I have a question. The Minister has been asked a lot of questions. I imagine he has a lot of detail and he may not be able to address them all in five minutes, or perhaps he will. If I have five minutes now I am happy to cede that time and add it on to the Minister's time if he wants to go around. Would this give the Minister enough time to answer the various questions that have been...

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Specifically on the clinical risk, it is good to hear, as we have heard previously, that it is exceedingly low. The Minister probably does not have the information now, but he might come back to us on the following. One of the cohorts involves women who have been diagnosed with more serious than low-grade abnormalities. There is an unknown number of women who have been diagnosed with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to change the rules or providing another payment that would apply when a child is still in hospital regarding the domiciliary care allowance when granted in cases of sick children in hospital and the current stipulation that the payment can only commence once the child has been discharged home...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: The Ministers and Ministers of State are welcome. I wish Ms O'Connor the best of luck in her new job, which is not an easy one. We wish her the very best with it. I want to focus on the timeline for the children's hospital and who knew what and when. In April 2017, the Cabinet approved €983 million. As the Minister stated, in August 2017, concerns were raised about an additional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Between September 2017 and August 2018, the Minister was not made aware of these ongoing issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: On 27 August, the Minister was told that the costs were escalating to the tune of several hundred million euro. He did not know it was €450 million but the statements received by the committee over the past few weeks confirm that it was in the range of several hundred million euro. The Minister responded to a parliamentary question on 18 September concerning the original cost of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I will move on to the budget negotiations because they baffle me. Throughout September, the Minister was looking in detail at a cost overrun of several hundred million euro and how that might be addressed. He had major choices to make-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: -----on capital expenditure, on the hospital. The Minister did not know the final figure but he knew the cost had spiralled significantly. The entire fiscal space was just €800 million. The Minister and his officials would have been engaged in detailed negotiations with the Minister for Finance and his officials around the health budget for 2019, including the capital budget. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: So the Minister was actively looking for more capital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: When he was negotiating or engaging with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and telling him that he needed more capital for the health budget for next year, did he tell him why? Did he tell him that part of the reason he was looking for more capital was because there was a pretty good chance that he would have a massive over-spend on the children's hospital and would need more...