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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgical procedures from public waiting lists undertaken in the private sector under the National Treatment Purchase Fund by hospital. [2471/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgical procedures from public waiting lists undertaken in other jurisdictions, by hospital. [2472/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 424. To ask the Minister for Health the date in August 2018 on which his Department was informed of the cost overruns for the construction of the national children’s hospital; the person or body that informed his Department; the format that is, phone call, meeting, email and so on of the communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2786/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 450. To ask the Minister for Health the dates and times of meetings he and-or his officials had with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board since its inception; the persons who attended each meeting; if the minutes of each meeting will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2932/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (22 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: 520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to address climate change by reducing the carbon emissions of public lighting in view of the fact that the majority of public lighting is powered by sodium vapour bulbs which are extremely energy inefficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2933/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I congratulate the Minister and his wife on their fantastic arrival and wish health and happiness to the three of them. The Minister referred to transparency. From a transparency point of view, I have asked a number of parliamentary questions and the Secretary General came back to me today, in fairness. However, I had to go to the Ceann Comhairle and directly to the Minister to get the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I presume the Minister will be able to send that submission on to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: At that stage it was at €983 million, but the Minister knew there was a problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I will not get into the whole problem because I do not have time. I broke down the figures with the board two weeks ago. There was a figure of €140 million, in addition to the €60 million, and the extra €250 million brought it to €450 million. On 18 September the Minister answered a parliamentary question to the effect that the projected cost was still...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Does the figure of €1.73 billion include the escalation in the cost of maintenance of the building? Has the fact that costs have risen also multiplied maintenance costs? That has to be the case. My questions are very specific and I ask the Minister not to ignore any of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: That explains the answer to the parliamentary question on 18 September.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: It could not have been.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: The Minister knew that the costs were higher.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: When did the Secretary General inform the Department of the Taoiseach, formally or informally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: What date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I am aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I will remind Mr. Breslin of my three questions. My main question was related to the reporting mechanism, to which there were four layers. The question was who knew what and when and whether somebody had been bypassed. The second question was when was the chief executive of the HSE specifically informed. My third question was related to maintenance costs. The first question is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I ask Mr. Breslin to address briefly my points on the knowledge of the chief executive and the maintenance costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I ask Mr. Breslin to address the maintenance costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Are those costs included?