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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 378. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the level of compliance of passengers that arrived here in filling out the public health passenger locator form since it was introduced; the number that filled it in; the number that refused; and the number exempt as a total of the number of passengers that have arrived. [8178/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the health workers that have contracted Covid-19 including those that have died by grade and location, that is, acute, community and so on, age range and whether they are directly employed or employed by a contractor or agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8169/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 627. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the construction of a Covid-19 implementation plan inclusive of resources, human and financial for congregational settings; the way in which the plan was drafted; the person or body that drafted the plan; when it was completed; when it was shared with all facilities and service providers in congregational settings; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 628. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the proposed catch-up programme for screening services such as BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and BowelScreen for the thousands of scheduled screening tests which have been postponed or missed due to Covid-19; the details of additional capacity confirmed to ensure that this catch-up can take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 845. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to help deal with those persons waiting to sit their driver tests; his plans to get testing back up and running using innovations to protect testers and those being tested; and his further plans to clear the backlog of those awaiting testing. [8175/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (27 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 1076. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will work with local authority chief executives and the Minister for Health to ensure that local authorities can source, secure and supply mobile homes for self-isolation as a means of preventative health action to proactively combat Covid-19 for Travellers living in overcrowded accommodation (details supplied); and...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to be clear that the reason these measures had to be put in place was the systemic underfunding and understaffing in our health service. People had to stop moving to give our health service a chance to recover from the impact of the systematic and systemic underfunding and under-resourcing. We have the lowest number of consultants per head of population. We also have very low levels...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I will take ten minutes. I thank our witnesses and their members, and all our healthcare workers who do a phenomenal job day in and day out. We have said many times that while it is very nice to get a round of applause in this House at 8 p.m. on a Thursday, it would be even nicer to have the decent pay and conditions, and the equipment needed to do their job. That must be our focus. The...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Varley for his input. Unfortunately we are on a really tight schedule. Mr. Varley can see the clock; we have five minutes left. If I could bring in a speaker from the IMO, I have other questions I want to ask.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I take that point but given that value for money has to be a factor - maybe not the only factor - it was necessary to get the capacity. As for a plan, we knew that the capacity was in case the surge happened. Was there a plan B? In the event the surge did not happen, was there a plan to ensure we would get some value for money out of those beds? Was there ever a plan B by the HSE, the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That time, however, has been lost. The surge did not happen and we paid for the beds, but there was never a plan to utilise them in the event that the surge did not happen.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: It had not stepped up, according to our information, to beyond a maximum of 50% capacity in some instances, which does not-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: -----represent good value for money in anyone's mind. On the waiting lists, which were described as running at 800,000 cases, what is the likely impact of this deal on them? Will we see higher numbers and longer waits in the post-Covid environment? I will put that to Mr. Varley before Ms Clyne, if she does not mind.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sorry to cut across Mr. Varley but that was the point I was making. There was no plan B-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: In the event that the capacity was not needed for the surge, there was no plan B. No attempt was made to get some value for money, however small it would have been, from the additional capacity. It was based on making preparation for a surge but there was no plan B in the event that the surge did not happen.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: There are only a few moments remaining so I will turn to Ms Clyne. On the issue of waiting lists, what will be the likely impact of this?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That should include the utilisation of the last month left of this contract and for as long as we are paying for it to have some sort of impact, meaningful or even small, on the waiting lists.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses and everybody involved for their ongoing work. We fully appreciate how difficult this is for everybody involved and we know the effort that has gone in to date and which continues. It is possible this could be taken as a given but it is still important to say it nonetheless. My first question relates to the value-for-money element that is clearly absent from this...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That is before final payment but I presume it is after the money has been spent.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Will Mr. Breslin share that information?