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Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: Is that okay with the Minister of State? Yes, she will furnish a written reply to the Deputy. I call Deputy Cullinane.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: We are flexible enough if the Minister wants to expand.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan has indicated-----

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: I have a couple of questions also.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: That is grand.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: I have a few questions. The proposed allocation of funds to projects under the national children's hospital come under subhead M2 What is the proposed allocation? When members of the board of the hospital appeared before the committee we asked them what the final cost of the hospital will be but we did not get any satisfactory answers. Does the Minister have a sense of what the final cost...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: Under another subhead, there has been a slight increase in the allocation for legal fees and settlements in 2022. Is there any significance in that?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: Legal fees and settlements is what is stated in the Revised Estimates.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: Not specifically that hospital but across the board.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: There has been increase in the spend on ICT under subhead A5. There was an increase in expenditure on cybersecurity in 2022. The difficulties with respect to ICT following the cyberattack were raised by many groups that appeared before the committee. Has the Minister a sense of what that expenditure involves?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: When some groups involved in the drugs task forces appeared before the committee they spoke of the challenges facing many community due to crack cocaine crisis.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am referring to the crack cocaine and drug crisis. The figures show a reduction in the allocation for the drugs initiative under subhead B3. Can the Minister provide more information on funding allocated for the national drugs strategy? Many of the groups that appeared before the committee said the crack cocaine epidemic is impacting on many communities and those communities have...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: The Minister praised the work of staff during the Covid-19 pandemic and he also said they were exhausted. We have heard from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations and other groups that staff are exhausted. We have heard the incidence of assault on hospital staff has increased and the importance of ensuring hospitals are safe zones. The hospital footprint should be a safe zone not...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: I believe people are talking about practical support.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: To follow on the drugs issue, part of the challenge is that the funding model that has been used in the past in relation to allocation of funds to drugs task forces clearly needs to be looked at. When the Minister was in, he said they would look at that. We have a situation where some drugs task forces are on less money now than they were a number of years ago. That is unacceptable,...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: We will end on that positive message. Again, apologies to the Minister, as we did stray off the Estimates to some extent. However, it was very useful, not only for the members, but also for people watching at home, because there were issues raised that I am sure many of them were asking questions on as well. That concludes the consideration of Revised Estimates for Public Services 2022:...

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2022: Vote 38 – Department of Health.

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (23 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Cullinane, who will be substituted by Deputy Tully. Apologies have also been received from Deputy Hourigan. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make a charge against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her...