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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (19 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 663. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the drafting of a new national cancer strategy for the period 2016 to 2025; if there is a proposed publication date for the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22600/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court (19 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 889. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 548 and 549 of 28 June 2016, if she is satisfied that the reply provided by the court does not violate Article 3 of Regulation No. 1182/71 of the EU Council (1971) which determines the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits, by which EU member states are legally bound (details...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court (19 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 890. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of appeals submitted to the Labour Court each year for the past five years; the number of appeals each year for the past five years that were not heard by the Labour Court because they were considered to be one day out of time; and the number of employee appeals each year for the past five years that were not heard by the...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: At the outset may I remind members, witnesses and observers in the public Gallery of the importance of ensuring their mobile phones are switched off because it causes serious problems for broadcasting, editorial and sound recording staff? I ask members to co-operate with that request. I am delighted to welcome everybody to the all-party Committee on the Future of Healthcare which is...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Ms Loughnane. I will now open up the meeting to members for comments or questions.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: If Ms Loughnane can bank those questions, we will take three speakers at a time.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, certainly.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: It could be payment for their GP, their consultant or their drugs costs.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: What is Dr. O'Brien talking about when she refers to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government's elements of this system? Is she talking about types of housing?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We are all conscious of the problems with housing adaptation grants not being in line with health care.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I would like to pick up on the point made about the experience in other countries. Given that 77% of the budget is tax-funded, it is obvious that there is a high level of subsidisation of private patients in this country. Would that be very unusual in other countries? It has been mentioned that approximately 10% of people in the United Kingdom have health insurance. Is it entirely private...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: It is remarkable that private health insurance is contributing a figure of 9% to the health service. I think that figure is surprising for most people.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Deputy Barry thinks of all the easy questions.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: You made a point about facilities being under-used in hospital groups while there are long waiting lists in other hospitals. What is the reason for that? Is it an organisational issue? Is it local politics?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: It is a very interesting question though and potentially a major blockage in moving to a universal system. We might consider who might be in a position to talk to us about it because it is an important point.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Does Deputy Harty have a point to make?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to introduce the practice of salaried GPs, which is new. It is a welcome commitment, because it has traditionally been resisted by GPs themselves. That is a good development.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Will Ms Loughnane explain NICE?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Another factor is that there is a legal entitlement to the fair deal scheme but not to a home-care package.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Dr. O'Brien made a point about the wide variation in the services and entitlements available. Has any research been done on the allocation of primary care staff, or health and social care staff generally, throughout the country?