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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (28 Feb 2023)

James O'Connor: 67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department’s plans on how to connect new builds to the National Broadband Ireland, NBI, roll-out, especially if they are in the ready to connect green area; how long this process should take if a new build is in the green area on the NBI's website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9977/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (28 Feb 2023)

James O'Connor: It is great to see the level of progress in the roll-out of broadband. However, in ready to connect areas, and, thankfully, some parts of my constituency have that status, there is a lack of clarity with regard to people who are in new builds who want to get high-speed broadband connections under the national broadband plan, NBP. In particular, I refer to those in areas that are ready to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (28 Feb 2023)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for the information provided. I acknowledge that those in areas that have had high-speed broadband roll-out through the NBP have had a hugely positive experience. There are many households, including my own, where people are working from home and also travelling to and from work. This dual model whereby people might be part of the time in their work premises...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: 58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the all-Ireland rail review; if he will provide an update on the progression of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10298/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Coastal Erosion (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: 100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the allocation of funding to address coastal erosion in east Cork; if further funding is available for coastal erosion that is gradually getting worse near Youghal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10297/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Coastal Erosion (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: I ask about coastal flooding and erosion. The Minister will be aware that east Cork is a coastal region, and the Minister of State recently visited on this matter. What plans do the Departments have to procure additional funding to bolster our coastal defences? Unfortunately, due to global warning and contributing factors, there is a declining level of protection of our local coastline. I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Coastal Erosion (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response, particularly in regard to the items on the agenda on the day he visited. It is great that they have been followed up. Notwithstanding that information, there is a broader context to this, which is that the Minister of State needs to be funded in the work he does. All who represent coastal communities or areas with flooding...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Coastal Erosion (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: We are aware of that need. I wish to say words of support. All of us acknowledge the costings of the works that need to be done to get the coastline ready for what will happen in the next two or three decades are extraordinary. They are in the hundreds of millions, no doubt, and may be in the billions. We support the Minister of State and I hope his good colleague, the Minister, who is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: I welcome the witnesses to the meeting. My first question relates to the process in situations where there are reoccurring claims. Does the State Claims Agency provide advice to State agencies where it feels they need to tie down loose ends or provide advice to them where there are reoccurring solvable issues that the agency feels would reduce the overall levels of compensation that are...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: Will Mr. Breen hold onto that example? I do not have the time for him to share it. The NIMS is an interesting analogy. I understand that only 25% of claims against the Department of Health and the HSE between 2017 and 2021 were reported by the system.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: Why was that the case?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: Is the HSE notified by the agency of the claims that are paid and not reported as incidents? If that is the case, does the HSE undertake reviews to ascertain the reasons for non-reporting of the incidents?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: What share of the liabilities that the agency has to pay out come from health-related cases? Have the witnesses an estimate for that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: What is the view of Mr. Breen and the agency of the HSE's patient management system in respect of individual data? Perhaps a patient was in hospital and undergoing treatment for an advanced healthcare problem that required input from consultants from different locations, along with the patient's GP or pharmacist, about their prescriptions, follow-on care and all of that. I am hearing from...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: I do not mean to be flippant, but if you reach a situation where there is negligence caused by an error on the part of a medical professional - sadly, because of the IT systems in place, that can occur - you end up in a situation where it is your problem and your responsibility. I do not mean to be direct with Mr. Breen, but do not sell me that one. I am asking him a very clear question. I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: Addressing the question to the HSE, does it have a particular view on this? To be clear, the point I am making is about a live patient system that a doctor can log on to in order to see exactly what medication a certain patient has, the underlying health conditions they may have and their full patient history. What I am hearing is that much of this is paper-based, that there is still not an...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: I hate to cut across Dr. Healy, but if we are dealing with these cases, we might as well be blunt about it. They are the most serious of them, the ones that could end up costing millions in liabilities paid out to people who have gone through extraordinary trauma and are suffering lifelong consequences as a result of mistakes made within hospital settings. It is okay to say that certain HSE...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: I will defer the matter to a later round.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the progress of the development of the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10299/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: 128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the work undertaken by his Department to address recent targets included in the climate action plan pertaining to capital projects contained within the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10296/23]