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Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: I will ask Mr. Connaghan to come back to the committee on that. Is the Chairman familiar with the Lean Six Sigma programme with UCD that I referred to earlier? That is along the same lines. I think 2,000 staff have been trained up in achieving efficiencies and working towards that same goal as well.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: Where the money comes from is probably immaterial. The more substantive issue is that we have an overrun in the health service this year of €700 million. Whether it is being funded by a windfall in that regard or is the result of an increase in another tax, it is probably more important that it is there. My fear is that our focus will shift to the source of it when we should have a...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: Of course it is not, no matter where it is coming from.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: Most of the statements mentioned by the Deputy have been readily agreed and I concur that the community is the basis of the reform of our healthcare system. Whether seeking efficiencies, better outcomes or an increase in the number of people being treated, the answer lies in community-led services. Interesting initiatives, such as that for pharmacies, provide normal rather than distorted...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: Some 17 million home help hours were provided in 2018, and I believe the budget was €426 million. I do not have the exact total, but I believe €426 million was the budget. I will clarify that for the Chair.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: From memory that represented an increase of €26 million from 2017. I do not have the figures in front of me.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: We costed the unmet need as being in the region of €40 million. That amount would clear the waiting list for home help hours.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: I expect that there will be some increase but it will not go far towards wiping out the deficit. I have repeatedly made the point that the current allocation model of home help hours is unsustainable. The Chairman, as a politician and a practising doctor, will be aware that we face a number of challenges in the area. We do not have the people to deliver the scheme. We have undertaken to...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: The Chairman will have to invite me to that centre. I have not seen it.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: I will have to visit it.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Chairman.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: Like one of the Deputy's earlier questions, there is a rather long and winding answer for this.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: We have to assess why we are not getting the results we want. The Deputy could read the Sláintecare report, which goes a long way towards answering the question. It identifies the steps towards addressing the problem, and shows how we can spend the same amount but achieve much better outcomes. Essentially we are dealing with an infrastructure which was designed long ago and which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 80 together. The recently published report of a Working Group set up to carry out an independent expert review of delayed discharges recognised that delayed discharges or transfers of care are caused by a multitude of factors. The report made nine recommendations which include the development of a national policy to provide for a more consistent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Oversight (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reviews (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Oversight (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Training (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106, 125, 130 and 250 together. As a Government, we have made improved access to home support services a key priority. Progress in this area is reflected in the additional funding made available in recent years with the home support budget growing from a base of €306 million in 2015 with expected expenditure of almost €420 million in 2018....