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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to address the problem of poor general practitioner coverage in areas of disadvantage; his views on the adequacy of the current practice supports for premises in this regard: the progress in introducing salaried general practitioners as a means of addressing the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37360/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the current resource allocation system in use to ensure health resources are allocated fairly and in proportion to need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37361/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to raise a point of order. Is this not the kind of stuff that should be discussed on a Tuesday? It is eating into time and we have witnesses coming in. I do not think it is good practice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Two hours is a short period for any session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I thank all our guests. I was a little surprised when Mr. Gunning, in reply to an earlier question, said that the most helpful thing the committee could do would be to visit the site. I am sure that would be an interesting visit but we are much more interested in getting up close and personal in respect to the fundamentals of this entire project. We would like some rigour on that. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I am sorry to interrupt Mr. Gunning but I am under huge pressure for time here. I only have seven minutes. Could he answer the two questions on the working assumptions in respect of the estimated completion date and the total cost for this project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I take it the board has a working assumption in regard to this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Come on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Mr. Gunning has just accepted that more than nine months have been lost this year alone, and who knows what else will hold up the project. Will he level with us? What now is his working assumption with regard to the completion date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: That tells me that the board is delusional and it is deluding the members of this committee, and the taxpayer. It is not acceptable, given the evidence that is available at the moment, which Mr. Gunning has outlined, to talk about working to the original date. On the other aspect of this, what is Mr. Gunning's working assumption on the estimated total cost of this project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Just give me the figure, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: When does Mr. Gunning expect that will be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: It is highly unsatisfactory that Mr. Gunning cannot answer any of our questions here today. This is not an acceptable way for a public body to operate. We are wasting our time here. I completely agree with the proposal that we invite the board in again in January, I believe, with preset questions that list the information we want and to which the public and the taxpayer should be entitled....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I am sorry but if Mr. Gunning is coming in here supposedly to talk to us about the costs and to account for the work of the board, it is reasonable that he should be able to tell us the additional payments that have been made to BAM at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: An additional €200 million has been paid over and above the contract price. In addition-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: It was €200 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I beg your pardon. It is €2 million. I misheard that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: As of now, the board has agreed with BAM that there is an outstanding €2 million that needs to be paid. When Mr. Gunning refers to hundreds of claims, that equates to substantial additional legal costs. What level of legal fees were pre-approved in the figure of €1.43 billion? What is the extent of the additional fees incurred this year? How much has been pre-approved for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: What is that figure that the board is estimating to cover that bucket of fees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Has that figure been approved by the Government?