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Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Like the Deputy, I asked the same question: what does that mean? Basically, my understanding is that legal advice was sought on that. On the day when the transfer would occur, it is who is actually responsible. My understanding is that is why it is included there. It is where the responsibility is, as part of the transfer on the day. The Minister of State will hopefully be doing that...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. In a nutshell, when a function transfers, then it transfers warts and all. I have been in the Department for the last 18 months and I have learned a lot from the experience. I have learned that we produce an inert report and I can only see sight of it on a particular screen, as it is not published. I agree with Deputy Durkan that there are...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, cannot delegate the functions until the transfer is done. That is the first piece. Within the Department of Health, I have had delegated functions as Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities. To be fair to the Minister for Health, during the last 18 months for which I have been a Minister...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, I do have such functions. The order was signed by the Minister.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes. It came late in 2020, but "Yes" is the answer.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Deputy Durkan agrees. I cannot convince Deputy Shortall otherwise-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely. That is no problem at all. I will provide an in-depth note explaining it.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: A comprehensive note, absolutely. We will do that.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: There is no watering down of functions. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth will have the same function as applied in respect of the Minister for Health but both Ministers will negotiate directly with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of their own budgets. As of now, the budget for this piece was part of another budget but the...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: This particular determination of dispute was put in as a backstop, which is a famous word at this stage, to protect both Departments. Both Ministers would also be sitting at Cabinet, to be quite honest. In Cabinet, agreement is on consensus. By including the mechanism in section 64, I am being overcautious. Deputy Shortall used the word "referee". I would say that it is a matter of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.