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Public Accounts Committee: Matters Relating to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board Financial Statements 2017: Professor Chris Fitzpatrick (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Will they be routine items rather than critical care?

Public Accounts Committee: Matters Relating to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board Financial Statements 2017: Professor Chris Fitzpatrick (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: There might be referrals from those satellites or directly from maternity hospitals around the country.

Public Accounts Committee: Matters Relating to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board Financial Statements 2017: Professor Chris Fitzpatrick (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Should the improved maternity facilities lead to an improvement in health, the safety of deliveries and fewer claims in terms of obstetrics?

Public Accounts Committee: Matters Relating to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board Financial Statements 2017: Professor Chris Fitzpatrick (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Professor Fitzpatrick talking about outcomes for patients brings us nicely into the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts. We have been dealing with the State Claims Agency and there is about €2 billion in cases there relating to medical negligence, the vast majority of which relate to obstetrics. In view of this conversation, we will send the transcript to the State Claims...

Public Accounts Committee: Matters Relating to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board Financial Statements 2017: Professor Chris Fitzpatrick (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is good to hear, because we have not heard that before. I thank Professor Fitzpatrick. I know there is only a small number of us here but this is all on the record and is part of committee's workload. We will consider the information in advance of our next meeting with National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. We cannot say what the outcome will be as there are only two of us...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (10 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle, for the opportunity to raise the important issue of the replacement of bus services that are urgently required in County Laois. I am speaking on behalf of the people of Mountrath, Castletown, Pike of Rushall and Borris-in-Ossory, who rely each day on the JJ Kavanagh & Sons bus service. People received shocking news last week when they were told that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (10 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for his reply, which is substantially along the lines I indicated arising from my direct contact with the NTA since last Friday. I asked it to arrange a briefing session in Leinster House for tomorrow morning, which it agreed to do. I have notified the Deputies in all of the counties affected by the decision to be present. We hope it will be constructive and have a good...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 122. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16834/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Data (9 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of births in each hospital in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16184/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (9 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for a society (details supplied) for 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16191/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (9 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the process in place for persons with Down's syndrome in receipt of a medical card; if these can be issued for a minimum of a three year basis instead of asking a person with Down syndrome to fill out an online review often on an annual basis; if the practice which occurs on some occasions in which the person with Down syndrome is asked over the phone if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (9 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and general practitioner visit cards, respectively, that were renewed in 2018; the number of these in which an online review form was requested; if a procedure will be put in place in circumstances in which there is a permanent life medical issue that medical cards can be issued on a much longer term basis which in turn will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (9 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 582. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have been contacted and the number yet to be contacted in respect of the proposal to allow pensioners affected by the 2012 changes in rate bands to have their pension entitlement calculated on their total contributions basis; when all persons will be contacted; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council Funding (9 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 658. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for community grants from the Heritage Council in 2017, 2018 and 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16200/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness at the committee. He is joined by Ms Maureen Mulligan, deputy director of audit. We have received apologies from Deputies Deering and Kelly. Are the minutes of 28 March agreed and can they be published? Agreed. Nothing specific arises that will not come up in the course of our discussions...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We can hold it over again. We are happy to do that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: There was one other item of correspondence related to this. It is from-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: No, we did not receive such correspondence.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will discuss it the next day, and it is up to us to decide whether we have further questions to ask. We have noted and published it, but we need to discuss it. We will make a point of discussing it and make sure, when the documentation is going out, that members are aware that it will be up for discussion the next day. The next item is No. 2078B from Ms Maria Browne, Chief State...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is all the same topic.