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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the progression made on building the new national children’s hospital; the estimated completion date; the overall estimated cost of the project; the number of current outstanding claims or disputes between the contractor and the board; the number of disputes subject to legal action; if he will provide a brief explanation of each outstanding claim or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 406. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost and timeframe for delivery of the three planned elective-only hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10726/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 407. To ask the Minister for Health if any of the planned elective only hospitals will provide more complex elective surgeries that require recovery beds; the location of such hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10727/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 408. To ask the Minister for Health the revenue generated by public hospitals for the carrying out of private healthcare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, by hospital and hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10728/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 410. To ask the Minister for Health the details of plans by the HSE to make a prior-year adjustment to any of its accounts of the past five years; the value of such adjustments; the reason for the adjustment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10730/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to recruit staff into the HSE in 2020; the target number of additional staff to be recruited in 2020; the actual number of staff recruited in that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10731/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 412. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to recruit staff into the HSE in 2021; the target number of additional staff to be recruited in 2021; the actual number of staff recruited in that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10732/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 413. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to recruit staff into the HSE for 2022; the target number of additional staff to be recruited in 2022; his views on whether the higher target will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10733/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline all of the additional funding that has been made available to Children’s Health Ireland and Cappagh Hospital for services in Crumlin Hospital, Connolly, Temple Street, Cappagh and Tallaght Hospitals for paediatric orthopaedics in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by year, hospital, by amount and the areas or items...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 415. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons on a public health-related waiting list across acute, primary and community care, including diagnostics, waits for assessments and all waiting lists for testing, therapies or health services provided for or on behalf of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10735/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons over 75 years of age on a public health-related waiting list across acute, primary and community care, including diagnostics, waits for assessments and all waiting lists for testing, therapies or health services provided by or on behalf of the HSE, broken down by wait times in bands of zero to three, three to six, six months to a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital for each quarter of 2019, 2020, and 2021, in tabular form; the number of days on which occupancy exceeded 100%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10739/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 418. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which private diagnostic services are covered or discounted by a medical card; the conditions which apply to those under 16 years of age; if he intends to amend the relevant legislation to remove private diagnostic charges for those under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10741/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 419. To ask the Minister for Health the range and average per-hour rate paid to agencies for nursing and healthcare assistant grades, by service division. [10743/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 457. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 1 February 2022, the amount and value of payments made by each acute hospital for damages, broken down by the location, claim type and payment type, that is, claim payout, legal costs and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10833/22]

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: I join with the Minister in condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine today. Ireland, as a neutral country, must take a strong stance. I echo the Minister's words on that issue. To start with some of what the Minister said, there is no disagreement regarding the need for us to improve accessibility and affordability in the context of quality...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: What is this €350 million made up of then?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: Yet all of this was already provided for in the announcement made on budget day. That concerns me, because the Minister said earlier that one of the priorities must be access. When we look at the data relating to waiting lists, it is frightening when we see the number of people who are waiting for healthcare. From looking at the figures, sometimes there is an over-reliance or focus on what...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: I will stop the Minister there. I am sure he will have a lot of time tomorrow to set out in a press conference all of the details of the waiting list plan. I celebrate and welcome every additional cent that is put into the health service, every single staff member who is recruited and any additional funding on the capital side, and that is all money I will support. However, when we look at...