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- 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...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022) David Cullinane: Just for 2021.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022) David Cullinane: That is not correct. In budget 2021, the Minister set out in his own speech a very ambitious target of recruiting a minimum of 14,700 staff. It was in his budget speech. It was a commitment that was given and we were told they were funded positions. We are here to talk about the Estimates and the money allocated to do certain things. For budget 2021, I am asking what was the target and...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022) David Cullinane: It was 6,149.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022) David Cullinane: Is it fair to say it fell far short of the target and the funded positions that were provided for in budget 2021?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022) David Cullinane: That is the point. I suggest it was in the region of 7,000 or even 8,000 but the Minister might provide us with the actual figures. In budget 2022, am I right in saying the target was 10,000 additional staff?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022) David Cullinane: Does the Minister believe we will reach that target?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022) David Cullinane: I will come back to the Minister later with other questions. It is impossible to deal with everything in ten minutes for Revised Estimates so I will come back on some issues in the second round.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022) David Cullinane: Would I be right to say it was 14,700? Some 16,000 was the figure announced on budget day and then a figure of 14,700 emerged.