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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (13 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 638. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average wait time for an assessment of need for children who have been added to the assessment of need waiting list, by children’s disability network team; the average wait time for an assessment of need for children who have not been added to the assessment of need waiting list but were referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 823. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address medicine shortages, with over 300 medicines in short supply, according to Health Products Regulatory Authority data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35379/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 210. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 529 of 20 June 2023, his views on the fact that when healthcare professionals refers a child to a children's disability network team, this does not automatically result in the child being added to the assessment of need waiting list, thus denying that child a legal right to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 259. To ask the Minister for Health the median income figure being used in relation to the expansion of GP visit card income limits; the reason the thresholds provided in his statement on 4 July 2023 are significantly less than the median income (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34574/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 260. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the recently announced expansion of income limits for GP visit cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34575/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is unusual not to hear an opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is standard practice when witnesses come that they make an opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Can Mr. Gunning give those figures again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the witnesses for the documentation. The last time they were with us was in October of last year. From my perspective, it is very hard to see where progress has been made or this project has been reined in in any way. I thought the October session was highly unsatisfactory and the witnesses were not able to be specific on anything at all. I am sensing the same kind of attitude...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I will go into the specifics in a moment. Can Mr. Gunning just answer that question? How has the situation been allowed to continue where there has not been a compliant programme for over two years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is hard to understand how the board accepted a less than adequate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It accepted a situation where there was not an appropriate compliant programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Does the contract provide for penalties for the failure of the contractor to produce that programme, which is essential?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: When were those penalties applied?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Given that there is not an adequate programme at this point, two years later, why have the penalties not been applied?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Three years later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: When were they applied?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: So, the board allowed two years to lapse without a satisfactory compliant programme.