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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 544. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff on career breaks that have requested returning to work, in each month since October 2023, by staff group, in tabular form. [37899/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 545. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that HSE staff who wish to return from a career break can do so (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37900/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Public Sector Pay (19 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 257. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason some organisations and workers are being excluded from the section 39, section 56 and section 10 pay deal agreed in October 2023; the number of relevant organisations and workers currently excluded from this deal; the number included; the status of talks to resolve this issue with unions representing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 278. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the decision not to fund additional home care hours for existing service users who have been clinically assessed as needing them; if the necessary funding will be provided to reverse this decision; the engagements he has had with the HSE in respect of this matter; to clarify if this will be applied nationwide; if not, the CHOs impacted; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (19 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some organisations and workers are being excluded from the section 39, section 56 and section 10 pay deal agreed in October 2023; the number of relevant organisations and workers currently excluded from this deal; the number included; the status of talks to resolve this issue with unions representing workers in these sectors; and if he will make...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Thank you. I would ask that you give this further consideration ahead of Committee Stage. In respect of CAMHS, I would like to jump ahead to Part 6 of the Bill, the regulation of mental health services. I will return to other important provisions but, as the Minister of State will know, this is an issue I have been pursuing with her for some time. While I very much welcome the...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome this long-awaited Bill to replace the Mental Health Act 2001, which we in the Social Democrats are happy to support. As we know, this is important and complex legislation. It will require further scrutiny on Committee Stage, and I certainly hope that the Minister of State will be open to taking amendments, that we can work on it in a collegiate way and that we will have time to...

CJEU Judgment in Apple State Aid Case: Statements (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome these statements on the Apple state aid case and the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in favour of the European Commission. It is deeply regrettable, however, that the State spent eight years fighting the Commission's ruling of 2016 and putting corporate interests ahead of the public interest. That is almost a decade lost, and €13 billion could have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Is Mr. Gloster looking at issues such as procurement, outsourcing and other such areas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: It was not that clear. I have a couple of questions on the action plan from March. It was stated that the task force would be fully staffed from May. Is it the case now that the task force is fully staffed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: And in the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: How many people from the Department are on the task force?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: How often does it meet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: There was a report out in June, I think.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: As a matter of interest, a small section of the action plan has been redacted regarding targeted savings. Why has that been redacted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Why did the HSE not include that as a heading? We were not looking for the detail. It seems strange that the Department redacted that. I am particularly interested in knowing the total savings. That figure has been redacted. I am interested in knowing the total savings over pay, medicines and non-paid procurement. What is the target savings figure?