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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I understand Mr. Woods cannot-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: We have a few minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: The Government does not need the Chairman's vote. I will have to leave soon but on the capital plan, it is a huge budget. What Mr. Woods referred to earlier will be a huge outlay, whatever it will be. I was chancing my arm on that but it will be huge. I am not convinced. We are from the mid-west and we are thinking about Limerick. A total of €3 million is required just for the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Is anybody currently exploring it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I understand that. That is the reason I suggested it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: On the capital side, regardless of who is in government I do not believe we will have this completed in eight and a half years. We will have to step outside the box, make some recommendations as a committee and examine alternative funding mechanisms to deliver the scale of the budget required, whether through a national bond or some other mechanism, because we cannot wait any longer. This...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: He never met the Rural Transport Network.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I apologise for my absence earlier on but multiple things were going on. Several of members present also serve on the Committee on the Future of Healthcare, which is a separate committee setting up a strategy for ten years. We had a submission from the chief executive officer of the Mid-west hospitals group, Ms Colette Cowan, who is dealing with one of the biggest emergency problems in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: We are chasing our tail.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: To clarify, Mr. Doran asked for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Does it exist?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Mr. Doran has never seen it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Has anyone seen it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Perhaps the HSE can ask for a copy of it. It would be a good exercise. Can that be recorded in the minutes please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I have no doubt about that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I accept that.
- Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I welcome the Bill and I thank Deputy O'Dea for putting it forward. It is timely. I had a brief opportunity to speak to Deputy O'Dea about the Bill yesterday. In fairness, I thank the Minister of State as well for the time she gave me this week to discuss the matter. The legislation is timely because of the situation in which we find ourselves. We need a comprehensive plan. I am...
- Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: With reformed family friendly hours?
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (26 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a new device known as the freestyle libre flash glucose monitoring system for diabetics which replaces the painful testing with lancets, test strips and blood is not available on the long-term illness scheme; and if there are plans to include this on the scheme [3547/17]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I approve.