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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Was a decision taken by the Cabinet to go with the second option?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I do not know what that means. What does it mean? Our guests had been working on this for a long time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Was the option endorsed by the Cabinet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: It was a Cabinet decision, therefore, that the second option should be chosen. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I apologise but I am not talking about the business case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: We have heard all that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Will Mr. Watt clarify whether a Cabinet decision was taken to endorse the second option?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr. Watt. When the Sláintecare implementation office was stood down, everybody's fear was that we would end up with departmental capture of Sláintecare, and it is clear that is exactly what has happened. There are no grounds for anybody to think things are going to be done any way differently as a result of this. It is just more of the same from the HSE. The problem with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: That is not what the business case is about. Again, it is black and white.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I want to ask one last question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Just one thing. Mr. Reid talked about delegating in law. What does he mean by that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay, we will come back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: A contract is on offer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Is a time set for that?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (5 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure that persons with solar panels on their homes and smart meters whose excess units are going into the electricity grid will either get their units back or else have them taken off their bills, given the worsening cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18327/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 420. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18234/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an enhanced illness benefit and jobseeker’s allowance increase claim for a couple (details supplied) in Dublin 6; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17887/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 801. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the delivery of paxlovid in view of its availability in other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17884/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 802. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to media reports (details supplied) of difficulties for patients accessing sotrovimab; the steps he is taking to address shortcomings in the treatment pathway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17885/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 803. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, if any, for a communications campaign in respect of accessing Covid-19 antiviral treatments; the steps he has taken to ensure patients are aware of the pathways to treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17886/22]