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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (15 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank Dr. Marley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (15 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: The second question was on implications for patients.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (15 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: What does that mean for patients? How will it play out for patient oral health?
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (16 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: 132. To ask the Minister for Health his views of claims by an organisation (details supplied) that the funding being proposed for the new oral health policy is completely inadequate. [21328/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Expenditure (16 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of a reversal of FEMPI fee cuts for dentists. [21329/19]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Like the Taoiseach's approval rating.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: How are there 3,000 homeless children? That is not much economic growth.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Where is the €4 billion?
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (21 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; the number of persons awaiting placement by local health area, in tabular form; and the length of time waiting. [21422/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (21 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: 374. To ask the Minister for Health when the independent review group to examine the removal of private practice from public acute hospitals will report; and when the report will be published. [21512/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Minister and his officials for giving of their time. I wish Mr Reid the very best of luck in the not inconsiderable task he has been handed. There is a huge amount of work to be done. I will return to the question of access, but I will start by making two specific points. One concerns the availability of Spinraza, an issue we have all been following closely. There are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: That is fine. The second issue I would like to touch on is the decision to move the Coombe Hospital to the St. James's Hospital site, which the Minister and I have discussed previously. I believe everyone understood at the time that tri-location was the main argument in favour of moving to the St. James's site. I will put aside the question as to whether the St. James's site was the right...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Access is the big issue. I acknowledge that some progress has been made on reducing inpatient waiting lists through the deployment of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF. That figure is beginning to come down, thank goodness. However, right across the system access is continually worsening. For the first time ever, we have more than 550,000 people on the outpatient waiting list....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank Mr. Woods.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Will the Minister be able to stay for the questions or must he go?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: We might have a chat as a committee about timing. The length of time per person has been quite a lot. I will run through some questions quickly for the Minister. On the report of a private entrance to the children's hospital, can the Minister state if this is true? I was appalled on an ethical basis that there would be any private, separate entrance for people with private health...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: It was reported that there was a separate entrance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: That is great. Can we agree, at least in principle, that if it is true that is in the design that it is absolutely repugnant to the entire philosophy that we are trying to bring into the country with Sláintecare?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: It would be outrageous if it were true. That is what has been reported but hopefully it is not true.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Minister. It was said earlier that non-specialist consultants were being overseen, however I understand that they operate as fully-fledged consultants, and therefore while they might report into a clinical director their work has not been checked. In the review that the Minister is talking about, has anyone done a review of their caseload and their work to date to ensure that...