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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (5 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 252. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons living with Huntington’s disease supported by dementia advisers and memory technology resource room staff. [22539/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Definitely not.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that NAMA sold off 54 apartments in Finglas, Dublin 11, to an investment fund instead of, for example selling them as affordable housing for first time buyers (details supplied); if the money recouped by NAMA will go towards the provision of affordable housing in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21981/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that first-time buyers of non-newly built homes are debarred from the help to buy scheme; if he is considering amending the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21985/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 335. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1068 of 26 April 2022, to the Minister for Social Protection, the current position regarding the necessary legislation which will give effect to the increase in parent's leave to seven weeks from July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21992/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding disability services for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21812/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 490. To ask the Minister for Health if the new National Children’s Hospital at St. James’s Hospital will be able to carry out heart and lung transplants for children under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21984/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome both of the witnesses. It was interesting that Mr. Watt used the phrase "this innovative approach". We are not talking about the rights or wrongs of investment in research. We are talking about the handling of this particular proposal and I think that it is a bit of a misnomer to refer to it as an "innovative approach". It was a serious mishandling of a proposal. I happen to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Were those salaries paid? Are those salaries being paid by the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I would say Mr. Watt does know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Were they paid by the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Mr. Watt is the Accounting Officer for the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I thought Mr. Watt would have been aware of that. He talked very vaguely about things and said that the letter to Trinity was from the Department. It was from Mr. Watt himself. This is all about how Mr. Watt handled this matter. He talked about that letter setting out the main draft details. They are not really draft details. They are very specific in the letter to Trinity. He said...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: The letter very clearly says that he commits to "...ake an annual ring-fenced allocation of €2M for the duration of the secondment". So that is pretty clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Most reasonable people would read the letter to Trinity as Mr. Watt committing a figure of €23 million without having the authority to do that. I want to ask the Secretary General about the HRB. Is it not the case that he cut across established procedures for decisions on spending for research and undermined the HRB? The Secretary General did not consult with them. Mr. Watt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay, but the procedures do not allow Mr. Watt to commit its funding. Let us go back to that figure of €2 million-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: That is beside the point. I want to ask-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Will Mr. Watt please go back to the figure of €2 million? How did he come up with that figure?