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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: 836. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for bowel screening; and the number of those who have been waited longer than six months. [35440/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: 837. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for BreastCheck screening; and the number of those who have been waiting for longer than six months. [35441/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: 838. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists operating within the dental treatment services scheme, per CHO area, in each year for the past four years, in tabular form. [35442/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: 839. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a lower limb prosthesis in the public hospital system. [35444/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Black. Before we get to the main item on today's agenda, the minutes of the meetings on 4 and 5 July have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of the meeting today is for the joint committee to receive an update in relation to the progress being made in the development of the new national children's hospital, as well as expenditure issues and trends in relation to the development. The committee last considered this major project in the development of health services for children in October 2022. To enable the committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: We have the statement. Let us hear what Mr. Gunning has to say and people can-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: Witnesses can also depart from the actual written statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: I would prefer-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Gunning. I will move straight away to questions from members, beginning with Senator Kyne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: Can you clarify something, Mr. Gunning? You talk about the claim. Is that the Covid claim? Is that still outstanding or has it been resolved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: Thank you. I will move on to Deputy Hourigan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: On the same issue, is this additional spending in respect of the building or was it in the original costings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: Okay. I thank Mr. Devine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: We will have a break in a few minutes, but before we go, on this question of the capital request to Government, Mr. Gunning said he is not prepared to give that information. Is it because he feels that it would weaken his case with BAM or is it just a courtesy thing that he does not want to give that information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: During the summer it would just be a matter of putting in a freedom of information request and it would get out there anyway. I am just trying to tease out why Mr. Gunning will not give that information. If he feels it will weaken his hand with BAM and their negotiations, that is understandable, but it will come out in the public record over the summer period. It would be just useful for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: I will suspend for a ten-minute comfort break. We will resume in ten minutes and will lead off with Deputy Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: We could certainly relay those questions to CHI which runs those centres.