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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That is before final payment but I presume it is after the money has been spent.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Will Mr. Breslin share that information?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: We will not know the cost of this until long after this deal concludes. Is that right?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: We still do not know the final costs, so the figure could be higher in the end.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: We do not know that. Is it possible for Mr. Breslin to share the information in the economic analysis?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay. I heard the witnesses earlier compare this to making sure four fire tenders would be available. If we wanted a complete picture, we could say the conditions were created in advance for the fire to get out of control. That is the reason all of the additional capacity was needed. We had that discussion with the representatives of doctors and consultants this morning. On 24 March, an...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: There were no officials from the OGP or the Department of Finance involved at that stage.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Was a maximum price set at that stage, given that the announcement had been made? Reference was made earlier to whether this deal was good value for money, and I believe that is what people want to know. In making the announcement when the deal had not been concluded, the officials did not put themselves in a great position to do a deal that was good value for money. I say that...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am not suggesting that it could have been done in secret. What I am suggesting is that going out to make an announcement before the actual deal was done would have hindered Mr. Breslin in getting good value for money. It has become very apparent that value for money was not an issue. We will not know the final cost of this, and I think that will be fairly worrying for many people. ...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That is how it seems to me.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: When it became apparent that a lot of money would be paid for capacity that would not be required, which is a testament to the work done by the general public and the fantastic work done by healthcare workers, and that that capacity, and cognisant, as I am sure Mr. Breslin is every day of the week, of the hundreds of thousands of people who are on waiting lists, was any plan B put in place?...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: With respect, that is not a plan. That is-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: -----a statement about how to use the capacity. A plan would detail what it was to be used for, and I did not see that in the heads.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am conscious of the time.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I respect and I am aware of that. However, that advice did not remain in place for the duration of this and it is not in place now. What preparatory work was done to ensure that the best use could be made of that capacity for which the taxpayer is paying very dearly? I will say again, and this is my opinion, that the plan was only to get the capacity but not to make the maximum use of it....

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to be clear that the reason these measures had to be put in place was the systemic underfunding and understaffing in our health service. People had to stop moving to give our health service a chance to recover from the impact of the systematic and systemic underfunding and under-resourcing. We have the lowest number of consultants per head of population. We also have very low levels...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Mr. Reid described the meeting on 19 February as "informal". He stated that Covid was not discussed. It is on the record of the House.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Can I request that the Minister find that out definitively?

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: The sooner it starts the better. We are going to pay for it. I wish to quote a text message I received from a cousin of mine, shortly after her father passed away in a nursing home: Is it the case that nursing homes were hit so hard because patients, some already showing signs of Covid-19 were transferred out of hospital to free up beds? They were not only moved once – in some...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sharing time with Teachta Buckley and Teachta Quinlivan. I will have seven minutes and they will have four minutes each.