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Financial Resolution No. 4: Special Exemption Orders (27 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: I would not call it immediate relief. It is a very marginal measure being taken by the Government. As the Minister said, the fee for the licence is €110. Halving it is an insult to a sector that was severely impacted by Covid. It was one of the worst affected sectors, possibly the worst affected, of any business sector during Covid. We are all aware of the range of issues that...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (27 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: There are 36 minutes.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to benefit-in-kind on company cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46781/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the availability of the provision of evusheld to immunocompromised patients in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46754/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: 511. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the drugs payment scheme card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46982/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (27 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: 512. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a child (details supplied) who was assessed by an agency over the summer and whose parents were verbally informed that they meet the criteria for an autism diagnosis have not yet received the written report despite repeated requests by them and the children's disability network team; and if he will take steps to ensure that they receive a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene to prevent the cessation of public transport routes in east Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45815/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: 113. To ask the Minister for Health the number of scoliosis and spina bifida related orthopaedic procedures carried out for children in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46111/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: 114. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for scoliosis and spina bifida related orthopaedic procedures and consultations for each month in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46112/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Then I will put my questions to her, if she does not mind. If I need a response from someone else, I will ask for it. I visited the hospital some time ago and we had a meeting, which Professor Lenehan attended as well, where we touched on some of these issues. Will Professor Cowan speak to us about any differential in the profile of the patients passing through the hospital's doors? Has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Very good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: There is a quantifiable difference in the types of patient, the needs, the age demographics and so on that places an additional burden on the hospital's capacity. When submitting parliamentary questions to a hospital or hospital group, it is unusual for it to reply saying that it needs more capacity. I do not believe that any other hospital group does it. I imagine that the University...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: I welcome the witnesses. I take it that Professor Cowan is the most senior manager present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: It is a new emergency department access route for over-75s.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Is that across the group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Consultants have been mentioned. What is the deficit in the number of consultants across the group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Is there a deficit in surgical theatre capacity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: More suites will be needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: That will be in the future. As the group hires more consultants, there will be an obvious increase in demand for surgical capacity. Is there a deficit in diagnostics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: We know that there is a need for an additional 87 beds and 38 additional consultants and we may need to start planning for more surgical theatre capacity. Diagnostics are okay, but I imagine that, as in any hospital, an increase in capacity in that regard would benefit the increased bed capacity. If all of that were put in place, is Professor Cowan confident that the group could turn around...