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Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The implication of what Mr. Turner is saying is borne out in his presentation, that the private sector is so embedded in the public sector that there is significant transfer of funds from public to private.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: There are other issues in respect of consultant contracts.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Within hospitals and how they operate there is significant transfer of funding as well, with consultant contracts and use of public facilities by private patients. Would Mr. Turner accept that?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: On the issue of staff figures, some estimates were given earlier which are not necessarily supported. It is important to point out that we are not proposing to ban private health care. We would not have the power to do that. Indeed, all countries have some element of private health care. We are not talking about eliminating all that or eliminating the jobs in that sector. The other...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Dr. Brian Turner has time constraints and the Trinity team is waiting outside to attend. However, I will allow two quick supplementary questions from Deputies Louise O’Reilly and Barry.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Sorry, I did not say that.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: No. I was talking about the suggestion of large numbers of job losses.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I will allow Deputy Durkan back in. He is allowed one sentence only.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Thank you, Deputy.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Thank you very much, Dr. Turner. I appreciate you coming in, the time you gave us this morning and your responses to the questions from members. We will suspend and resume in private session when the Trinity team will be in to update us on the drafting of the plan.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce financing costs for the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2956/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans in respect of a new affordable housing scheme; when plans will be made public in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2793/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Sector Strategy (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to help reduce financing costs for the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2955/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Sector Strategy (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to help reduce input costs for the construction industry; the way in which such costs are tracked by his Department; the targets his Department is working to in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2957/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to local concerns regarding the lack of any local area plan in respect of the proposed substantial additional housing units proposed by his Department and Dublin City Council for the Finglas area; his views on the need to provide corresponding additional services in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 448. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1342 of 16 September 2016 and media reports (details supplied), his plans to reorient the funding model for home care packages and home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2746/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 457. To ask the Minister for Health the information available to him on the incidence of foetal alcohol syndrome over the past ten years; and if he will consider introducing a comprehensive testing and education programme to address this issue. [2823/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 528. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS, green low carbon agri-environment scheme, payments that have issued as part of the most recent tranche; the number of outstanding payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2824/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Food Waste (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 560. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated amount of food waste generated here with a breakdown by sectors; the steps he is taking to promote the reduction of such waste; and the targets and timelines he is working to. [2876/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Air Quality (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 578. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans and initiatives being put in place to measure and monitor air emissions and pollutants as required under a forthcoming EU directive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3175/17]