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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 218. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore funding for the provision of bus services for children with special needs to access early intervention services. [14399/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 222. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists and waiting times for CAMHS in the Cork area; the consultant complement for this area; if staff are currently on extended leave; and the steps that will be taken to provide a timely service [14485/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to close regional veterinary laboratories; the basis on which decisions have been taken and the laboratories selected for closure; and the impact assessment that has been carried out. [14497/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 256. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he intends to take to ensure that rural post offices remain open and functioning, in view of the difficult financial position of An Post. [14398/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he intends to take to ensure all rural bus services operated by Bus Éireann are maintained in view of the current difficult financial position of Bus Éireann. [14397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if plans exist for the installation of a pedestrian bridge at a location (details supplied), in view of the ongoing danger to pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 292. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 8 March 2017, the number of workplace inspections and total amount of wages recovered in 2016 for the child care sector alone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14395/17]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I remind everyone to ensure his or her mobile phone is turned off for the duration of the matter to ensure there will be no interference with the recording and broadcasting system. I welcome those watching our proceedings online. On behalf of the committee, I warmly welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, who is accompanied by the Secretary General of the Department, Mr. Jim...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive statement. We will take contributions in groups of three members. As we have a full programme of work, I ask members to adhere to the agreement that contributions will be limited to three minutes. The first group of speakers will be Deputies Billy Kelleher, Hildegarde Naughten and Joe O'Reilly.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I ask the Deputy to conclude.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister. The next three speakers are Deputies Kelly, Barry and Brassil.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I would appreciate it if the Deputy could wrap up now.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The committee wrote to the Minister to convey its views on issues that need to be covered in the GP contract. We also recommended that the Irish College of General Practitioners, ICGP, would be involved to provide a strong policy base for the contract. There is a lot of concern in the committee about the lack of independent oversight of the HSE and the fact that it does not have an...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: That does raise a lot of questions about decisions made before the Minister's time.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Deputy must declare an interest when talking about this matter.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: We will extend the opportunity to speak to another Deputy and there are a couple of points I would like to make myself. That will be it, then, Minister. I call Deputy Josepha Madigan.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I would like to raise a couple of points myself. I note suggestions the Minister makes to address the provision of private care in public hospitals in the short term. Would he accept that the present system constitutes perverse incentives for hospitals where there are targets set for private income and that arrangement very much militates against public patients? The Minister talks...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: On the question of legislation for devolved organisations, does the Minister have it in mind that these would be public bodies?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Yes.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister. This has been a very worthwhile exchange of views and a productive session. We appreciate the Minister taking time to come to talk to us this morning.