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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: There are no projects behind schedule.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: Aside from that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: On the capital side, I asked the Minister about the primary care centres. How much of the spend on primary care was on new primary care centres? If the Minister does not have that information perhaps he could forward it to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I wonder if there are greater economic reasons for that or if there are other external factors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have no problem with that but it is not comparing apples with apples and oranges with oranges because if one considers the mid-west area, a brand new three and a half time capacity emergency department was opened but the volume of people going to it went up by 40%. The real issue is how can one measure apples with apples and oranges with oranges if the Minister is comparing Beaumont or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: ----based on those accurate figures, considering the infrastructure------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: -----into the network of hospitals and in the community is a disaster?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I accept that but I do not agree with the MInister's premise. The hospitals and networks in the areas of which he spoke need to be profiled differently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: They cannot be compared to one another on the basis of bottom-line statistics or even measurability based on information on a spreadsheet relating to increases or decreases in the number of patients on trolleys. It is a joined-up issue that is not working across the networks. I asked the Minister about ambulance services. As the Chairman knows, there are record numbers of patients on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: They are not similar. That is impossible because the geographical distance between hospitals is completely different.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I agree with doing that but the opposite also has to be done in terms of who will support people to get rid of blockages in relation to throughput and pathways for patients entering hospital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is the Minister's job.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I accept that it is not all about resources.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: However, some people are not being helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: Did the NAS prioritise inter-hospital transfers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I did not ask the Minister to talk about.it. I asked him to talk about the consequences thereof. Have contingency plans been prepared?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: This is a groundbreaking case and I am glad the HSE is taking it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I presume the Minister knew that this question would be asked in some shape or form. I agree that the system is broken. What happened in the context of provision and of arriving at this point was a joke; it was farcical and embarrassing. It was embarrassing for the Minister and for us, as politicians. The process by means of which these drugs are accredited was also embarrassing. I refer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I appreciate that.