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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (19 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 441. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 24 January 2019, if comparable data can be supplied for each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8367/19]

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is missing the point.

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: It is not control-----

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Through the Chair, Deputy Wallace is missing the point.

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann:” and substitute the following: “notes that: — the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Executive Council and the Psychiatric Nurses Association have suspended industrial action, following a recommendation from the Labour Court; — the Labour Court recommendation makes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 149. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 433 of 29 January 2019, if the note provided to him on 7 September 2018 by his officials updating him on the emerging position of the cost increases involved with building the new national children’s hospital will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7443/19]

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I appreciate the Minister's candour on that issue because, to date, we have had five committee meetings on this issue and, hour after hour, we were told the overrun could be explained away by inflation.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I again thank the Minister for his candour. This has very little to do with inflation. The Mazars report confirms that the gross area has not increased either. We know that no additional bedrooms, operating theatres and so forth were added and, therefore, the overrun is not due to a larger hospital. The Mazars report states that the vision and functionality for the hospital did not change...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I asked the Minister to identify the design team.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Minister. I move now to an area we have to continue to focus on, namely, cost reductions. There is a massive cost overrun and we know some of the year 1 implications of that overrun, which will escalate as the years go by. The Minister and I have discussed this issue previously. I acknowledge that he amended the PwC terms of reference to identify costs and I appreciate that....

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister referenced the two-stage process. There are three positions in this regard as far as I can see. In committee we were told repeatedly by the board, the Department, the HSE and, I think, by the Minister - my apologies if I am wrong in that regard - that if the Government was to start again it would use the same two stage process. That is what we were told repeatedly. I have had...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: On a point of clarification, we have been given more than 100 new documents since the Minister for Health appeared in committee. I take him at his word that he was informed in September 2017 that there was a €61 million overrun and he was next informed in August 2018. Given the vast volume of information that we now know has been floating around between the Departments of Public...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to go back and forth quickly enough with the Minister, if possible. We have been waiting for the past few weeks for the Mazars report, which was commissioned towards the end of last year to examine the reasons for the cost escalation and so forth, similar to what the PwC review will examine. We received the Mazars report approximately two hours ago and I want to focus my...

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes, and potentially others if they arrive. I welcome the suspension of the industrial action following the recommendations of the Labour Court earlier this week. No nurse or midwife wanted to be out on strike. They wanted to be on the job doing what they know how to do best and what they are trained very well to do. However, a combination of issues, including pay discrepancies, staffing...

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Fianna Fáil has tabled a countermotion to this effect, which I hope the House will support.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the witnesses for their time today and for the opening statements. The HPV test was spoken of with much interest last year. It represents a higher level of detection and, therefore, patient safety. The Minister sought to have the HPV test implemented last September. When that deadline was missed, I believe the Minister suggested having it live in January. It is now February. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Does the HSE have a project plan in place? Does it, at least, have a target date for when it is hoped to go live?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: On that point, does the HSE at least have a project plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I appreciate and accept that Mr. McCallion is not willing to say the HSE can guarantee that the test will be live by a certain date. I just want to understand whether it is at least working to a target date.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Is it possible that the HPV test will not be live in 2019?