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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: What the Tánaiste has said emphasises what I said previously. He said that in the short to medium term we will move across to Sláintecare. I spent 11 months on Sláintecare. The Tánaiste would not be supporting the building of a new private hospital in Swords if he believed in what he said. We are practising health apartheid in this country as far as I am concerned. In...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: There are well over 1,000 for-profit hospital beds in this country. Advertisements on the radio constantly push private hospitals and clinics, claiming “because you deserve better”. These ads turn my stomach. Who exactly deserves better? Do people with money for private healthcare deserve better than low-paid workers or single parents? The ads claim these hospitals and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: Only the other day, a former health Minister, Senator James Reilly, was touting the development of a €50 million private hospital in Fingal which will charge the HSE to deliver public services. He was also happy to confirm that the Taoiseach met the developers and was happy to do so. When did this happen? The Taoiseach needs to explain the logic behind this. There is a false...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: There is a bigger issue there, relating to the group of companies under CIÉ.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: We should write to the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: May I make one general point while we are on the topic? I believe this whole area is in the wrong Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: In the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I have been saying that for seven or eight years.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: To have the Department of Education and Skills dealing with transport issues-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection does not deal with the transport issues of elderly people.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: More importantly, what was it used for then?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: Yes but what was it used for it then? We must remember EU law, cross-subsidisation and CIÉ.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: Some of the stadiums mentioned are in a pretty precarious situation. There is an impairment loss of €14.1 million in Limerick.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I understand that. Another case mentioned is Waterford, which faces an impairment loss of €3.1 million.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: It is being delayed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: That suits me perfectly.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I welcome that proposal. I was going to raise the issue myself. I presume we will still discuss the paediatric hospital during our session on 5 December.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I have one other item to mention. I raised it a few weeks ago but I cannot see it on the work programme. I proposed that we take a look at sports capital funding. I thought it would be on the work programme as I raised it a few weeks ago and the committee supported dealing with it. Recent events support the idea of looking at this issue in depth. Can we get it on the programme as soon as...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: Okay, that is perfect.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is perfect. It is a good idea and I agree with that.