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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I was surprised at the IMO's opposition to the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, in that GP are private sector employees and the NTPF is actually for public and private hospitals. The €50 million last year got 21,000 procedures done. That €50 million comprises 0.33% of the health budget. For 0.33% of the health budget, 21,000 people, who would still be waiting today,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Is one robbing Peter to pay Paul if one pays a GP, because there are GPs who work in the public system as well? Is one doing something intrinsically wrong?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: The NTPF is not paying on the double. That is the point of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: One is not paying a second time. One is paying once, which is why it is so effective. Anyway, we will move on. On the IMO's solutions, I am delighted to see practical solutions to how we address this. One of the issues is new entrant pay inequality. Have talks started?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Soon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: That is soon. Are they concerned that there is no provision in the budget for any movement next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Have I time for a final question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Great. I will put two together. The witnesses said we need to invest more in GP support and capacity. I fully agree. Could they give us the top one, two or three things that they would do? I am really concerned by the issue they raised of insufficient specialist training posts. If that is the case, we are setting ourselves up to fail. It seems such a glaringly obvious thing to not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I accept that. Seeing as this is such a glaringly obvious failure, however, why is it happening? It is deadly serious if we are not even training future consultants.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2020 (17 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €1 billion increase in health funding announced in budget 2020; the amount which stems from the supplementary in 2019; the amount which provides for the existing level of service; the amount provided for demographics; the amount which relates to increased pay for staff; and the amount which is for new and expanded services. [42720/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (17 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the funding drawn down by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount of funding in each year spent in procuring services from private healthcare providers; and the amount spent in the public system in tabular form. [42819/19]

Acknowledgement and Apology to Women and Families affected by CervicalCheck Debacle: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I want to acknowledge the women and their families who have travelled to Dáil Éireann and who are with us today. I also want to acknowledge the many women and their families who are watching this apology at home. Today's apology is important and welcome. A formal State apology is a serious thing. It is an acknowledgement the State has caused or has been complicit in causing, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (22 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 284. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €335 million Supplementary Estimate for the budget of his Department announced in budget 2020. [42970/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Data (22 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant positions in each public and voluntary hospital; the number filled on a whole-time equivalent basis; the number vacant as of 15 October 2019 or the latest date available; and the number filled on locum or non-specialist basis in tabular form. [43059/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the funding being provided for adult residential services in 2020; the allocation being made for CHO6; and if this is an increase on 2019. [43235/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (22 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the monthly adjustments to the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, waiting list figures published for 2019 which are due to the validation process; the reasons persons were taken off the different lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43292/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget Measures (23 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost in 2020 of the increase in general practitioner card coverage thresholds announced in budget 2019. [43805/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Private Activity in Public Hospitals: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Dr. Keegan and Dr. de Buitléir for their time and for all of the very extensive work they and their teams have done in producing the ESRI report and what is called it the de Buitléir report. Who needs a formal title on it? We all know it as the de Buitléir report. Can I ask Dr. de Buitléir about one of the things that is not recommended, maybe because it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Private Activity in Public Hospitals: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Let us hope so. It strikes me as an extraordinary up yours to Sláintecare - not by Dr. de Buitléir, obviously- by the Government to build physical private facilities in at a time when it says it is taking them out. Dr. de Buitléir referenced in his report and in his opening statement the idea that the vast majority of private care in public hospitals is coming from patients...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Private Activity in Public Hospitals: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: It seems from the report that removing private care from public hospitals on the basis that people are still going in through the emergency department is not going to free up capacity. One is going to have the same number of patients in the hospital, but one has less money to treat them. One could argue that it is going to reduce capacity.