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Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: The committee would be very interested in having that data.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Thank you.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I will take questions from two more members.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Those are some very big and fundamental questions. It has gone 12 o'clock and I am conscious that Dr. Figueras has to catch a flight around 3 p.m.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: There is always the option of responding to us with written replies.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: If that is possible, we would be very happy with that.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Big questions were asked in that last group and it would take a long time to respond them. We will continue for another ten minutes up to 12.15 p.m., we then want Dr. Figueras to have refreshments and he would need to leave here for the airport by 1 p.m.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Sorry. Is it that one extends the cover incrementally?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: When Dr. Figueras talks about being incremental does he mean extending the different cohorts?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: He started saying benefits packages.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: It is important to clarify that the Government has been in the process of extending universal general practitioner, GP, care to different cohorts but it is an entirely different matter to have a benefits package.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Apart from the 43% of people who have medical cards, the political decision was to extend free GP care to different age cohorts but not universal primary care. It is only GP care. The other services are not covered.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We know it does not work.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Thank you. If it is alright with Dr. Figueras we might pick up on some of those questions and forward them to him. We would very much appreciate written responses to them if Dr. Figueras is in a position to given them.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We will pick up on some of the issues and follow up with Dr. Figueras.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Dr. Figueras covered a huge amount of ground and responded to the questions extremely well. We very much appreciate his time and the trouble he took to fly over here. We have really benefited from his experience.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Of course, the Minister could have done a whole lot to improve supply because we know people-----

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We should not be talking about increasing supply in 2020 or 2021. What we need is an increase in supply now for the people who are desperate and in hostels, hotels and overcrowded conditions.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: There are currently 200,000 housing units lying vacant. The Minister should be taking significant steps to open them up-----

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: -----not the kind of minor measures he is talking about. What he should be doing is bringing forward significant measures to open them up.