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- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (26 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a new device known as the freestyle libre flash glucose monitoring system for diabetics which replaces the painful testing with lancets, test strips and blood is not available on the long-term illness scheme; and if there are plans to include this on the scheme [3547/17]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I apologise for my absence earlier on but multiple things were going on. Several of members present also serve on the Committee on the Future of Healthcare, which is a separate committee setting up a strategy for ten years. We had a submission from the chief executive officer of the Mid-west hospitals group, Ms Colette Cowan, who is dealing with one of the biggest emergency problems in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: We are chasing our tail.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: To clarify, Mr. Doran asked for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Does it exist?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Mr. Doran has never seen it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Has anyone seen it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Perhaps the HSE can ask for a copy of it. It would be a good exercise. Can that be recorded in the minutes please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I have no doubt about that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I accept that.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: He never met the Rural Transport Network.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: This is a unique moment since I agree with Deputy McGrath from County Tipperary. It is probably a first. We have been well aware of health issues in recent months, especially with regard to emergency departments. This is an incredible story. It goes back 20 years to agreements on a new role for this hospital. I visited the hospital with the Minister for Health. The committee should...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: The cost of the project is a little under €27 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: They said it would cost a little under €15 million. It is either not being used or there is minimal use. It is incredible.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: I support Deputy McDonald. Basically, in the discussions relating to South Tipperary General Hospital, many of us have argued that the facility has been left as it has. Not alone has it been left in that manner, but the HSE is refusing to use it as a step-down facility for people who are going to emergency theatre and into South Tipperary General Hospital to have procedures. If it is not...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Anything that is not a clear audit.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: We all have those people.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: The Comptroller and Auditor General made reference to this and I agree with the sentiment expressed by Deputy Cullinane regarding that area. Did the Comptroller and Auditor General say he should have another report that we could look at in June?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: My only issue is that, as the Chairman said, we could nearly have a public accounts committee for the HSE. I had already written down the three issues referred to by the Comptroller and Auditor General. I would like to see the issue of capital spending in the HSE dialled up in here as soon as possible across a range of different areas. Everyone has been talking about the issue of drugs for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)
Alan Kelly: Actually, I think it predates me so it is okay. It involved a more controversial Minister before me.