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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay. There is currently a report in the media in respect of physical data breaches. Is that a concern? I have some questions about capital spend in the management of estates, etc. I probably will not get to them in this slot but may get to them when I speak next. It strikes me that some of the reports are physical records that have been left in various storage facilities. Those are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: We do not need to discuss the specifics of the case. The HSE owns a huge amount of building stock, some of which is in current use. I imagine that some of the stock that is not necessarily in active use is used as storage. That must be coming up at board level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Has the case that has recently been opened by the commissioner been the matter of discussion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I presume that will result in some kind of review or audit of storage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Mr. Devane would want to speak to the board beforehand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay. I will move to some of the issues around workforce planning. At this committee, we have talked a lot about the HSE, with the Department, undertaking a piece of work around that. Last month, ICTU asked for a timeline for the publication of that pay and numbers report. When will we see that report? We have been talking about it here for six months or a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: What does "it is not there yet" mean with regard to a timeline?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Are you given to understand it will be by the end of the year or by the end of the month?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Does Mr. Devane know are we gathering evidence within the framework of the current moratorium on hiring?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: In terms of the recruitment embargo or however you want to phrase it, is the workforce plan written in reference to or in the context of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: When we had Bernard Gloster here before, we talked a number of times with him about the use of private management consultants and that commitment to reduce their use by up to €40 million. I was certainly very keen on that reduction because it is very worthwhile for any institution to build up its own in-house knowledge and not to be relying on external private management consultants....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I will make a quick point relating to a committee meeting we had recently. The HSE is obviously going through a fairly significant restructuring in terms of more localised services and primary healthcare. One of the section 38 and 39 organisations made the point to us that whereas in the past the organisations would have negotiated the provision of services nationally, now they are looking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Community-based Cancer Support Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the witnesses for all the work they do. From some of the previous submissions, it sounds like the alliance has had some conversations with the NCCP about levels of funding required. Is that fair to say? Yes. Have their been any discussions around multi-annual funding and whether that is something the alliance should be looking towards?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Community-based Cancer Support Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I think many groups have brought that issue to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Community-based Cancer Support Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I should just say that we often have organisations before the committee that, unlike the alliance, do have a sense that they will be receiving core funding every year but, again, that funding fluctuates year on year, which is equally challenging. I would be interested to know why the HSE or the Department does not look at three-year or five-year packages, which would allow for some kind of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Community-based Cancer Support Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Does Mr. O'Leary envisage that levelling out at any stage or is it a demographic issue and a different context now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: We are investing in our own staff on the flipside of reducing-----

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical lead, relevant acute settings and organisation of services in place in the provision of onco-genetic testing and counselling in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24193/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the current provision for and future development of a genetic database for national cancer services and oncology treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24194/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the number of genetic tests currently sent outside the State to public or private companies, from 2020 to 2024 inclusive; the location of those companies; and the amount paid by the HSE to each company, in tabular form. [24195/24]