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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time persons have been on the waiting list for cataract surgery nationally by hospital; the length of time they have been waiting by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24388/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 168. To ask the Minister for Health the medically advised waiting time for cataract surgeries compared to the waiting times for cataract surgeries nationally and per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24389/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for having to step out of the meeting; it was unavoidable. My first questions relate to media reports that there would be a separate entrance for the private section of the hospital. I am interested to know where that came from because clearly it came from someone looking at the plans. In the same vein, as soon as this was spoken about there was a raft of people rushing in to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Would that be an increase in capacity? The three clinics that exist at the moment-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Will there be private facilities within the urgent care centres as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: This is just for the main hospital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: There is just the question on price, then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Ms Hardiman has not quantified the cost for me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Will that be publicised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: That would be important. One of the main criticisms, and something the committee struggled with, was the structure of various committees, who reported to whom and who were on what committee. The structure was, to put it kindly, very convoluted. Have attempts been made to streamline the structure? It was very frustrating for committee members trying to get information when we never...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Convoluted was what I said, not complicated. Convoluted has a slightly different meaning. It was very difficult to penetrate, if I may put it that way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It would be very difficult to progress a digital hospital in the context of a non-digitised health service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I would not wait for the rest of the HSE to catch up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I would probably be more inclined to forge ahead with it, but I take the point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I suspect Dr. Browne's predecessors also thought their system was working well, but unfortunately it was not in all cases. The hope is that the hospital will be built and the additional capacity provided. I wish to ask about the urgent care centre in Connolly Hospital. I apologise if this question was asked already. When I asked the Minister this question, he was unable to give me an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I can look back over the record. I am concerned that staff would be taken from the existing hospitals to staff the urgent care centre. In radiology, for example, we are already 40% short in paediatric radiologists. We need to add that 40% in to maintain the basic standard and then we need more for any additional services. Obviously at this stage the planning is done. Will the personnel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not understand what that means.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: The wider problem is one of understaffing across the hospitals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: If Ms Hardiman has identified better ways of working within existing resources she must acknowledge that the existing resources are not sufficient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It is only very recently that the INMO has started to count trolley waiting times for children's hospitals. That was a new departure and an area it never went into previously, primarily because it was not much of a feature. It was starting to become a feature more and more. That the INMO counts waiting times now is a clear indication that there are issues regarding staffing. One can talk...