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Acknowledgement and Apology to Women and Families affected by CervicalCheck Debacle: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I want to acknowledge the women and their families who have travelled to Dáil Éireann and who are with us today. I also want to acknowledge the many women and their families who are watching this apology at home. Today's apology is important and welcome. A formal State apology is a serious thing. It is an acknowledgement the State has caused or has been complicit in causing, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (22 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 284. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €335 million Supplementary Estimate for the budget of his Department announced in budget 2020. [42970/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Data (22 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant positions in each public and voluntary hospital; the number filled on a whole-time equivalent basis; the number vacant as of 15 October 2019 or the latest date available; and the number filled on locum or non-specialist basis in tabular form. [43059/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the funding being provided for adult residential services in 2020; the allocation being made for CHO6; and if this is an increase on 2019. [43235/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (22 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the monthly adjustments to the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, waiting list figures published for 2019 which are due to the validation process; the reasons persons were taken off the different lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43292/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2020 (17 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €1 billion increase in health funding announced in budget 2020; the amount which stems from the supplementary in 2019; the amount which provides for the existing level of service; the amount provided for demographics; the amount which relates to increased pay for staff; and the amount which is for new and expanded services. [42720/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (17 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the funding drawn down by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount of funding in each year spent in procuring services from private healthcare providers; and the amount spent in the public system in tabular form. [42819/19]

Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: A 15 year old girl with scoliosis has had her operation cancelled repeatedly. As she has waited, her spine has curved to almost 90°. A mother in Wicklow has waited years for speech and language therapy for her son. Three weeks ago, she got a letter saying it will be another two years before he is seen. Men and women who are well enough to be at work are instead lying in hospital beds...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Dr. McGarry for his statement and all the witnesses for their time. It is difficult to know where to start with his statement. It is pretty damning stuff. It depicts a healthcare system and a workforce in crisis. How many doctors are we short? Dr. McGarry might start with the hospitals before moving onto GPs. There are meant to be approximately 3,300 hospital consultants, but we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: We can assume that if there is a plan, somebody has taken account of the fact that the population is growing and ageing. It is implicit in my question that the plan includes that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Have the witnesses seen a plan that states we need an extra 3,000 consultants, listing the specialties, the hospitals, the demographics, the number retiring, the number leaving, and how this will be achieved? Does that exist?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Is it fair to say that, as the union representing the doctors of Ireland, that if it existed then the IMO would probably know about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I have not seen it either for what it is worth. We have a massive shortage of GPs. We have a GP population in crisis, dealing with all sorts of stuff which is compelling them to leave or cut back practice or leave the country and practise elsewhere. Is there a plan anywhere that states these are the number GPs we need?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: When Dr. McGarry says there is a notional figure out there, does that mean there is an agreed Department-HSE target stating we need X number of GPs? Does that mean we must hire, recruit, train and retain a certain number? Is there an agreed target and a plan to reach that target?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I am not asking for the numbers. Is there a plan to hit those numbers? Is there an operational plan that states how the public healthcare system will get to the number of GPs needed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: That has been laid out very well. Several times the witnesses spoke about the health service being underfunded and under-resourced. I absolutely agree that the system is in crisis across the board. I absolutely accept that the money is not being spent the way it should be spent. Putting aside how the total pot of money is spent, is it the witnesses’ contention that the total...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Are we? On what metric?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Measured in what way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Is Ms Hetherington sure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: What does Ms Hetherington think the right figure is? We are at €18 billion for next year.