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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current average waiting time for retiring teachers to receive their pensions; and the number who have waited more than eight weeks for their first payment in 2022. [61241/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: 80. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that women who received a W number upon becoming married in the past are not being issued with public service cards and are instead told they must apply for a new PPS number; the reason there is no warning in respect of same when persons apply for a card, leaving them waiting until they contact her Department; and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: The minutes of the meetings of 29 and 30 November 2022 have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of the meeting is for the joint committee to consider the latest developments in the implementation of Sláintecare. To enable the committee to consider this matter further, I am pleased to welcome from the Department of Health, Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General; Mr. Derek Tierney, assistant secretary; Ms Sarah Treleaven, principal officer; Mr. Bob Paterson, principal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: As we have two groups of witnesses, will Mr. Mulvany and M.r Watt guide the committee on who will answer questions? Members can also indicate if the want a particular group to answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: I gave some leeway at the beginning when we were warming up. I ask members to be aware that when they ask a number of questions they are eating into other members' time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: The Deputy asked a number of questions. I ask him to wait until they are answered before asking further questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: Does Ms Hoey wish to continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: I have a number of questions. When do we expect to see the national service plan for 2023?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: We will have it for January.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: Going back to the difficulties related to Covid-19, Mr. Watt spoke about the difficulties and that there are bigger numbers than in 2020. It is worrying that people are not taking up the third booster. Am I right to say that it is an adapted vaccine? Can the witnesses go into more detail on that? The attitude seems to be that people feel they have had all the different boosters, are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: Just to go back to the regional health areas, RHAs, again I appreciate the discussions we have had with the witnesses and their team on this issue. It has been helpful and we intend to continue them. Am I right in saying that the governance structure of the voluntary hospitals and community care organisations touched on earlier, and given their independent nature, that how they are tied...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: Has there been a decision on the RHA board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: The CEO of that board is from the HSE then and after that will there be a finance and IT team? What would that management board look like?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: I again welcome the news about the daycare elective care procedures based on the Tallaght model that will be rolled out across the country. What was unique about the Tallaght model was that it was off campus and off site. Unfortunately, in many cases, when there is pressure with beds, it is usually the daycare beds that are the first to go. With that model, given the fact it was outside of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: Again, it is great to see figures going down rather than up. Deputy Cullinane wanted to come in.

Building Defects: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Dec 2022)

Seán Crowe: The Minister said he understood the problem. The next step is to try to resolve it. He said it cannot be done in a rushed fashion and he mentioned that it might take up to ten years. I do not think anyone I have talked to, and there are a number of affected residents in my constituency, including in Ballycullen, Citywest and Rathfarnham, can wait that long. They are terrified, afraid and...