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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility (28 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 607. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason survivors of an institution (details supplied) were not considered eligible for compensation under the 2002 redress scheme; if an alternative redress scheme for these persons is being considered; if an investigation of the conditions endured by residents of this institution will take place; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (23 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 9 March 2017, the details of the VAT collected by the Revenue Commissioners under EU rules governing the place of supply of TBE services, setting out the amount collected on behalf of and remitted to each member country in that month, for each month from January 2015 to February 2017, in tabular form. [14756/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (23 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a petition (details supplied); if he will address the concerns regarding the timeframe for this exam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14644/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (23 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units within primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14757/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the provision of readers for Irish examinations in the junior and leaving certificate in a situation in which a person with dyslexia has been granted a reader for their English exam but refused for Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14759/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (23 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 159. To ask the Minister for Health the stretch targets for private income for each hospital in 2017; and if he will provide further details of these targets that were set for each of the past three years in each case. [14761/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the fact Ireland is only one of two EU member states that will miss the targets for emission reduction for 2020 with regard to the recently published national mitigation plan; the proposed alternatives that will replace the phasing out of coal and peat-fired electricity generation that are absent from the...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I remind everyone to ensure his or her mobile phone is turned off for the duration of the matter to ensure there will be no interference with the recording and broadcasting system. I welcome those watching our proceedings online. On behalf of the committee, I warmly welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, who is accompanied by the Secretary General of the Department, Mr. Jim...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive statement. We will take contributions in groups of three members. As we have a full programme of work, I ask members to adhere to the agreement that contributions will be limited to three minutes. The first group of speakers will be Deputies Billy Kelleher, Hildegarde Naughten and Joe O'Reilly.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I ask the Deputy to conclude.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister. The next three speakers are Deputies Kelly, Barry and Brassil.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I would appreciate it if the Deputy could wrap up now.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The committee wrote to the Minister to convey its views on issues that need to be covered in the GP contract. We also recommended that the Irish College of General Practitioners, ICGP, would be involved to provide a strong policy base for the contract. There is a lot of concern in the committee about the lack of independent oversight of the HSE and the fact that it does not have an...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: That does raise a lot of questions about decisions made before the Minister's time.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Deputy must declare an interest when talking about this matter.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: We will extend the opportunity to speak to another Deputy and there are a couple of points I would like to make myself. That will be it, then, Minister. I call Deputy Josepha Madigan.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I would like to raise a couple of points myself. I note suggestions the Minister makes to address the provision of private care in public hospitals in the short term. Would he accept that the present system constitutes perverse incentives for hospitals where there are targets set for private income and that arrangement very much militates against public patients? The Minister talks...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: On the question of legislation for devolved organisations, does the Minister have it in mind that these would be public bodies?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Yes.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister. This has been a very worthwhile exchange of views and a productive session. We appreciate the Minister taking time to come to talk to us this morning.