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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes. It will be held in private session. We will reschedule it for next week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes. We will have a discussion on the issue next week in private session.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: We are dealing with chapter 15 of the 2017 annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on hepatitis C treatment in Ireland, on which we will have a discussion with representatives from the Department of Health and the HSE. We will also be looking at the HSE's efforts to prevent medical negligence cases. We had a meeting with the State Claims Agency on the management of medical...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: That is fine. Mr. Breslin is free to attend that meeting. In the event that we do not finish before the vote, there might be a brief period when we require his presence in the afternoon after the voting schedule, but we do not know that yet. If we keep the meeting to the precise topic at hand today, we will try to complete it before the vote in order that we can do our private business in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. McCarthy. I invite Mr. Breslin to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. Connaghan. The speakers have indicated in the following sequence: Deputy Kate O'Connell who will have 20 minutes; Deputy David Cullinane who will have 15 minutes; Deputy Catherine Murphy who will have ten minutes; Deputy Jonathan O'Brien who will have ten minutes; Deputy Catherine Connolly who will have ten minutes and Deputy Marc MacSharry who will have ten minutes. I ask...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Breslin had indicated.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Cullinane has 15 minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy will have a second opportunity. Deputy Catherine Murphy is next.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: Is this a demand-led scheme?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: I understand both points but it is probably difficult to set a target. It is like setting a target for the number of illness benefit claims that will arise next year.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: One could say capacity and resources.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: Is there enough money to deal with all of the people who have been identified in 2018? I am presuming you are working on the Estimate for next year and that next year will be the same. It will not be like what happened in 2017 when there was a big demand and then a drop.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: What is the budget for next year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: What is it for this year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: What was it for last year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Breslin is stating that the programme is over the hump in terms of numbers. The €30 million was not enough for last year based on the Comptroller and Auditor General's chart but Mr. Breslin is stating that it is enough for this year and next year.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: More people can be treated because of the reduced price. We are getting there. That was a useful exchange. Deputy Catherine Murphy can proceed.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: I ask Mr. Breslin to go through that again for the non-medics present.