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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It also raises questions about the terms of the recent Sláintecare contract which is for six rather than seven days. I will raise one other question about outsourcing. We will continue to seek details of the extent of outsourcing that is happening in the HSE. It is a question of shirking responsibility. It is a bit like the National Treatment Purchase Fund. It is much easier if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is a separate hospital on the same site. Is there not a serious conflict of interest for the hospital?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: The hospital is not providing an adequate public service and is getting money for forcing people into the private service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is the principle of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: There have obviously been a lot of questions about the neurorehabilitation teams and they are critically important. A time-limited intervention is required and that is critical but we also have to consider what happens after that. There is undoubtedly a post-rehabilitation void at the moment and so many people do not have access to the kinds of therapies they require. That limits their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: That is fine. I thank Mr. Gloster and I appreciate that very much. I will move on to the issue of the serious shortage of GPs. There is an initiative but it is not clear exactly how it stacks up as regards the shortage of rural GPs. It would be good to get further information on that, albeit not today. The dire shortage of GPs in urban disadvantaged areas is equally pressing. We see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It works for some people and those people are already there and have invested in their premises. There is no reason they cannot continue with that. However, it is not a model that suits all circumstances. It is a model also that prevents many enthusiastic young GPs from practising in this country. That is my first question. My second question is in relation to a not-for-profit charity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I want to ask Mr. Gloster about that principle of salaried GPs and why we are not availing of that. There are many GPs who would be interested in staying here if they could be employed as a GP and earn a very good salary, as they deserve to. Why are we not using that alternative or additional model?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I recognise we are increasing the number of trainees but the number of people who are emigrating is increasing as well. That does not make any sense. We need to address the issue at its core, as we need to in relation to consultants and those who are fleeing these shores.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: In the main, it is existing people with the existing model who are dictating what the model should be for younger people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Why are we allowing that situation to continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Does Dr. Henry accept there is a problem with that principle? It is fine to support existing practices but we need new models that recognise the needs of doctors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: The outer city, in Finglas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Sure, and that is a ministerial initiative. The research is all there. There have been umpteen questionnaires sent out to graduates answering the question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr. McCallion.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in respect of the Luas Finglas, the reason there is a five-year delay between the Enforceable Railway Order in 2024 and the enabling works starting in 2029; the proposed funding schedule for this project; if he intends to accelerate this schedule in light of the significant budget surplus; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an outline of the process by which decisions will be made on how the projected windfall revenues from corporation tax will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25033/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any plans for broad consultation with different civil and political stakeholders on how the projected windfall revenues from corporation tax will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25034/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 142. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she intends to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness for healthcare workers; if so, the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25093/23]