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Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Can Dr. Murphy explain what the NICE guidelines are?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: There was a question about primary care staff ratios from Deputy Louise O'Reilly. Are there best practice ratios in terms of allied health professionals?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Without wanting to get into negotiations, Deputy Brassil asked for an indication of the principal issues GPs will seek to have addressed in the context of a new contract.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: What are the principal reasons for that?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Why is that the case?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: To what extent is the issue of premises a factor in this? The point has been made that many GPs have invested heavily in their practices. If that is the case, it needs to be recognised in a contract. However, there are many people who go into training here as doctors and who want to operate as doctors rather than as entrepreneurs and business people. I made the point earlier that we would...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: What about premises?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Deputy ask some questions, please?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: The question is why it is not happening in other places.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I think we have that point. I call Dr. Murphy.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I would like clarification on several points that have been raised. Is there a diagnostics model elsewhere which the witnesses believe we should emulate in terms of stand-alone facilities? The big danger is that if an empty wing in a hospital is used in time it will be taken over by the hospital and we will have the same type of blockages. Is there a regional diagnostic centres model?...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We need flexibility.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I invite Dr. O'Shea to wrap up.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the witnesses for their comprehensive presentation and for addressing all of our questions so thoroughly. We appreciate their time and expertise.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if actuaries have been appointed to date to carry out the actuarial review of the Social Insurance Fund up to 31 December 2015 announced by the previous Minister on 22 March 2016; if appointed, whether he can supply details of the company carrying out the work and the date of publication; to undertake to produce actuarial reports on the fund on a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (27 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 63. To ask the Taoiseach his estimate of the number of persons currently without a job but not included in the live register figures. [24661/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (27 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to bring forward legislation to combat the spread of so-called revenge pornography in line with best international practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26696/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (27 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement on 6 September 2016 regarding a proposed amendment to section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, the anticipated yield from this measure in each of the next five years. [26949/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (27 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance the current VAT rate charged for the repair of goods, for example, white goods, bicycles and so on; and his estimate of the cost of reducing the VAT rate charged to the next lowest VAT bracket. [27199/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (27 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of interest applied to persons who defer their local property tax; and the cost to the Exchequer in 2017, 2018 and in 2019, respectively, for every percentage point reduction in this rate. [27525/16]