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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I will get back to the Deputy on that. I will talk to the HSE-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I know and I will see if I can get further information for the Deputy on it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: The board has made a decision. That is my understanding. When a board meets, there can be people with different perspectives but when a board decides, a board decides. That is how boards work.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I know but a new phenomenon is developing-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----now, with the idea of dissenting members of boards. There can be people with different----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I know. I am making a point and challenging some of the assertions. People can have different views but when a board decides, it decides, by a majority or whatever-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I will answer the specific question.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: Government is elected to make decisions. The Government will take a decision and it will be brought before the House.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue but obviously these changes do not happen overnight. I am very familiar with Carlow College, St. Patrick's, which is an excellent facility. In my view it would serve the public interest well if it was incorporated into the South East Technological University. History shows that any facilities and land we acquire for educational purposes will be well...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I think it has already been announced that it is the intention of the Government to work in terms of domestic violence leave. That is something we are committed to doing but I will get further details on that for Deputy Farrell.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: There are two elements. First, the Government is funding out-of-hours services comprehensively and has been doing so for quite a long time now. That was introduced to ease pressure on GPs generally in terms of weekend cover, rostering and so forth. Increasingly, however, there are issues in rural Ireland with access to GP care and the recruitment of GPs to serve. That is an ongoing...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: Obviously the Minister will have proposals in the forthcoming Estimates for the budget. Phase one of the roll-out of the model of care has involved the establishment at secondary care level of regional fertility hubs within maternity networks in order to facilitate the management of a significant proportion of people presenting with infertility issues at this level of intervention. Phase...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I appreciate the issues the Deputy has raised. There has been significant investment in University Hospital Limerick but there are very significant issues there. It is my belief and the Government's view that we must look at further increasing bed capacity there in the short to medium term. I will talk to the HSE about the points Deputy Cahill has made about governance.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: Yes, including the finance committee.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputies are interrupting again. The truth is simple. I repeat it for them again. The Minister for Health has said there is no question but that he will go before the finance committee or any other committee that asks him to go before it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: He has helpfully suggested that there is an external review, an external independent review which the Deputy and other Members of this House asked for - it always moves on, of course - and that when that has happened and has been concluded, he believes a better conversation could be had before the committee. That is all.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: That is all. On the issue of a public servant, I do not like the witch hunt nature of the approach that has been adopted. As far as-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: It certainly has that ring about it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: That needs to be watched as well.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am not aware of who has written to Mr. Watt or whether people have written separately, but will I pursue that issue.