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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: But, clearly, patients are on the front line and are experiencing the sharp end of a healthcare system that cannot cater for need if someone is a public patient and where people are forced to fork out for expensive health insurance. Surely the patient's voice and the public's voice should be heard but the Minister has made no provision for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: That is an extraordinary oversight given the scale of the challenges facing the health service. Regarding elective-only hospitals, this was a clear recommendation of the Sláintecare group. We had learned from the experience in Scotland where the Scottish Government took over one private hospital and was building a second to be elective-only hospitals so that we could make quick...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I know. We made the recommendation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: That was the whole intention. It related to excessively long waiting lists for procedures such as hip and knee operations, which predominantly require inpatient care.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Sláintecare recommended that there be an independent implementation office with its own budget. There would also be a high level oversight group. Regarding the proposals the Minister is announcing today, is an oversight group proposed or is it all being left in-house?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: It was a recommendation of the all-party committee that an oversight group be established to report on progress such that reporting would not be left to only the implementation office.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: The intention was that group would report to the Taoiseach's office. We are back again to that mistake that was made in locating Sláintecare in the Department of Health. If the Minister had followed the recommendation from the all-party committee, we would not be in this position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Nobody is suggesting that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: It is about the oversight, muscle and ability to clear blockages.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: It is not transparent. That is the problem with it.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: It is regrettable that not a single Cabinet Minister is present in the Chamber for the debate. Apart from being disrespectful, it is a disgrace that nobody had the time to participate in the debate and to come in here and listen to what those of us on this side of the House have to say about the budget. It is wrong. The budget has been billed as an effort by the Government to tackle the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (12 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of hydraulic turntable ladders available to the Dublin Fire Brigade; when each was acquired; the location from which each was acquired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49685/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (12 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a review of Dublin Fire Brigade’s ladders was carried out before the Urban Development and Building Height Guidelines were introduced in 2018 in respect of the specialist equipment needed for rescue from high-rise buildings; if not, if an assessment has been carried out since 2018; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 320. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s payment application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if the decision can be reviewed and or appealed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49220/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 552. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment with the audiology service can be arranged for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 in order to arrange a free digital hearing aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49496/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (12 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 553. To ask the Minister for Health if the independent advisory committee for social behaviours review has concluded its review of the blood donation ban for gay men, bisexual men, transgender men and men who have sex with men; if the advisory committee has submitted its report to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service; if the advisory committee has recommended an individual risk-based...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (13 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the Department calculations by that reportedly project a revenue loss of €2 billion a year following a corporate tax rate increase to 15% (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50076/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (13 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports available to older and vulnerable households in order to assist them in submitting their local property tax revaluation given that many persons are unable to access the online valuation tool and other information online; if he will establish a helpline in order to provide assistance to persons for this process; if he will arrange a follow-up...