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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a question on that point. There has been a fair amount of discussion of this issue recently, but Mr. O'Brien appears to be suggesting nothing has changed since September. Have a large number of applicants been turned down? Could it be the case that GPs are not aware of the programme? It would be quite worrying, if that was the case, but I do not think it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Two members are indicating on the specific issue - Senator Rose Conway-Walsh and Deputy Kate O'Connell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: We had a discussion at the start about the timing of responses to questions. Mr. O'Brien could have anticipated that this issue would come up. Notwithstanding that, perhaps he might provide the committee with the information sought. Clearly, our experiences as people who are contacted by constituents do not seem to tally with what Mr. O'Brien is saying to us. There is obviously a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: The point I was making was that this was one that could have been anticipated. On the timing of questions, I fully appreciate what Mr. O'Brien said. Equally, the HSE could time its responses according to when it received questions. I hold up my hands as I suspect it was my questions that went in on Monday morning. However, there were others which were received long before then. I do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Deputy Kate O'Connell is indicating, as is Senator Colm Burke. On a point of order, I note that there is not just an issue with the timing of the submission of questions; there is also an issue with the timing of responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I hold up my hands as a person who probably got questions in last night, for which I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I call Senator Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: The Senator can raise it now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: If a person receives a letter asking them if they are still waiting for a procedure but they do not open it or do not respond-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Are they reinstated to their original position or at the end of the list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: There is sometimes a dispute and people say they do not always get letters. On the subject of consultants no longer on the register, is it the case that the clinical director at each site is conducting a review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Why has it taken so long? It was raised well over a year ago. Is the HSE not concerned about this? I am quite concerned about it but Mr. O'Brien may be able to put my mind at rest on the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: We know how contracts of indefinite duration work. From the day a person starts on a fixed-term contract the clock starts ticking and the person begins to accrue an entitlement under the law, and I would not stand in the way of anyone who has that entitlement. I asked Ms Mannion about this and it struck me that the HSE does not have a handle on how many people are embarking on a journey...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Deputy Daly is not here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Perhaps Mr. O'Brien will raise it directly with Deputy Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I know but she is not here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: The surgical capacity issue related specifically to seasonal factors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Does that mean if the sun was shining it would not happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I specifically wanted to know the amount the HSE is spending on private beds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: It would be very helpful.