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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: That is unfortunate, because it has been proposed several times. I want to move on to an issue I referred to earlier, regarding the board of the HSE following Mr. Lenihan's departure, which is a matter of concern. He raised very significant issues for the Department and at a political level. I understand that since his departure, he has been replaced by someone who does not have the kind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Was Mr. Gloster notified of the new person being appointed to the board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Is that likely to continue or will there be a replacement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Were any lessons learned from that? Was there an exit interview with Mr. Lenihan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is short of what was recommended.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It does not provide for what was in the expert report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, was out promising a living wage. It was promised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is not the living wage though.

Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation which the Social Democrats will be supporting. A ban on the sale of vapes to under 18s is very much long overdue along with curbs on advertising. However, given the surge in youth vaping, the provisions of this Bill do not go far enough to tackle what is a rapidly growing problem. During pre-legislative scrutiny, the scale of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I asked about the lack of expertise on the board.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Somebody has been appointed but that person has no expertise in this area.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: We learned at the weekend of the resignation of Mr. Brendan Lenihan from the board of the HSE and from the chair of its audit and risk committee. His reason is the €2 billion black hole in the HSE service plan. We need to know why the Minister for Health published the HSE service plan knowing of that substantial financial risk within its pages. We need to get an assurance that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1066. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if exit interviews or questionnaires are conducted when staff leave Children’s Disability Network Teams; if so, to provide analysis of the responses given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27845/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1102. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the development of the Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill 2017 which is currently being led by his Department; and the reason this is not being developed by the Department, given that adult safeguarding is much broader than health and requires a cross-departmental and inter-agency approach, as well as a whole of society approach. [27053/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1103. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill 2017 will provide for the establishment of an independent national adult safeguarding authority with an interagency structure, overarching responsibility for safeguarding and clearly defined statutory powers. [27054/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the status of the review of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27191/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1161. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to a campaign (details supplied); the steps being taken to improve access to male infertility services and address stigma surrounding the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27561/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1330. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to review the nature of services that community pharmacies perform on behalf of the State, under the terms of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28602/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Home Care Packages (1 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: We should reflect the reality of the situation. It is not a matter of what the Minister of State thinks. She committed to implementing the expert report that she herself commissioned. As the figures have been validated by Grant Thornton, there is no dispute about the costs. Why is the Minister of State not prepared to meet the costs of providing home care? Approximately 6,500 people are...