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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (26 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: 225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether members of the Policing Authority or the policing commission should stand aside from their position on either organisation if they are applying for the job of Garda Commissioner. [40657/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (26 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: 226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it would be appropriate for a member of the Policing Authority or the policing commission to be a candidate for the post of Garda Commissioner. [40658/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (26 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: 227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether members of the Policing Authority should be part of the process of preparing the competition for the new Garda Commissioner post if they are actually intent on applying for the post. [40659/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: Do we have copies of the statement or is it just a short contribution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I welcome the Minister. Not to be always negative, I will start with the positives. I compliment him on the way in which he dealt with the HPV vaccine and the manner in which he dealt with his Minister of State. We very much appreciate it. I know the Minister cannot comment on that, but we all need to stand up collectively in the political classes for what is right. I hope we will see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: In fairness to the Minister, he has only brought three people with him today, not a whole army, so he has learned that lesson. I have many questions. The horse has bolted. These are the results of the first six months so it is a historical document. It is something we are looking back on, and there is so much detail. There are some positives but there is also some seriously worrying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: There are no projects behind schedule.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: Aside from that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: On the capital side, I asked the Minister about the primary care centres. How much of the spend on primary care was on new primary care centres? If the Minister does not have that information perhaps he could forward it to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I wonder if there are greater economic reasons for that or if there are other external factors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have no problem with that but it is not comparing apples with apples and oranges with oranges because if one considers the mid-west area, a brand new three and a half time capacity emergency department was opened but the volume of people going to it went up by 40%. The real issue is how can one measure apples with apples and oranges with oranges if the Minister is comparing Beaumont or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: ----based on those accurate figures, considering the infrastructure------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: -----into the network of hospitals and in the community is a disaster?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I accept that but I do not agree with the MInister's premise. The hospitals and networks in the areas of which he spoke need to be profiled differently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: They cannot be compared to one another on the basis of bottom-line statistics or even measurability based on information on a spreadsheet relating to increases or decreases in the number of patients on trolleys. It is a joined-up issue that is not working across the networks. I asked the Minister about ambulance services. As the Chairman knows, there are record numbers of patients on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: They are not similar. That is impossible because the geographical distance between hospitals is completely different.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I agree with doing that but the opposite also has to be done in terms of who will support people to get rid of blockages in relation to throughput and pathways for patients entering hospital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is the Minister's job.