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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: In advance of that does the Minister not think it would be advisable even to meet the co-chairs of the task force?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: That is grand. I will get her to give the Minister a buzz. Mr. Reid referred to gain sharing in terms of the use of biosimilars and suggested that the money could be ploughed back in. With regard to gain sharing and the conversion of agency staff, this is something I have spoken to Mr. Reid's colleague, Mr. Mulvany, about ad nauseamand, God help him, he never gives a different answer, to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: That is brilliant. Could I be given a number? I presume that if that is the aim, a target has been set. I am aware that targets were not set previously. What Mr. Woods just said would be pretty meaningless if no targets were set. Where targets are set, what is the conversion figure? How many directly employed staff have been taken on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: But no targets are being set.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Is Mr. Woods monitoring where a whole-time equivalent on the roster is converted into a directly employed member of staff or where the money is reinvested in direct employment? I would be genuinely fascinated by the figures.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: If they are not operating within their funding limit, however that is decided, that money just goes-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: The Minister referred earlier to consultant numbers and the level. How many are locums and how many are not entitled to be on the specialist register, even though they have a lawful entitlement to a contract of indefinite duration, which I would not interfere with? What steps are being taken in this regard? I have seen correspondence indicating there is no specific supervision of doctors...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I am well aware of that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I am talking about the new ones.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I am referring specifically to the ones who are not established. It is not known to patients. I share the concerns expressed by Mr. Justice Kelly in that regard. I have three more questions. When will the clinical lead for abortion services be appointed? I have a question on the Rosalie unit in Castlerea. I am in touch with somebody in the constituency and she has raised the matter...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: That is on its way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Excellent.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: It will not be accommodation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: The hospitals will be for psychiatry of later life and for adolescents.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: It has to be for a certain cohort. It does not have capacity for most of the poor unfortunates in Swords.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Has the State a role in this particular enterprise?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I do not want to put words in the Minister's mouth, so I can stand corrected. One of the co-chairs is here but will both co-chairs of the emergency department task force be contacted before engagement takes place? It is important. I know a planned meeting is to take place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I understand the sequencing in terms of the budget etc. There is a pressing need to have that meeting. Earlier I raised capital matters and the provision of diagnostic equipment for the primary care centre local to me. To be fair, I asked many questions and I am not sure that one was answered. If it was, I can check the record. What is planned in this regard for Balbriggan, as we have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I would be very grateful for that. My campaign was contacted about it.