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- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: So there is additional funding for next year.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: Would the Minister please send me a note on that?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: That is for 2023, with no additional funding for 2024. Is that the case?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: There is nothing extra for the main public dental service.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: I am talking about the public dental service, both school-based and the dental treatment service scheme, DTSS.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: That €40 million is earmarked, is it not?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: There is no reason that should not be provided.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: When Ms McGirr says that an €82 million spend is required, that will ensure we have a fully functioning integrated financial management system, IFMS. Is that the case?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: In that case, by the end of next year, there will be a fully functioning system.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: On the issue of home care, we know that the allocation made in the service plan for 2023 was very significantly cut from 23.9 million hours to 22 million hours in order to fund the improved pay and conditions. What that amounted to was older people paying the price for improving the conditions for staff. Of course, staff conditions have to be improved and we were running into serious...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: I am just talking about this year.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: The HSE provided a different figure last week of 21.9 million hours.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: There is a conflict in the figures. Last week we were told 21.9 million hours have been utilised and we still have a very long waiting list. What will happen with the demographics of an ageing population and the increased demand that will entail?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: How can the Minister of State say she is ahead of target when the target in the service plan was for 23.9 million hours?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: Yes but that was the figure for this year in the service plan.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: When the decision was taken to increase pay and conditions, there was a failure to increase the overall allocation for all care and that amounts to older people paying the price for that.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: I prefer to look at the 6,000 people who are on waiting lists.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: I am not talking about three years ago. I am talking about this year and the effective cut in the budget this year.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) Róisín Shortall: That is smoke and mirrors.