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Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: I am very disappointed with the references in the budget to the health service. There is no appreciation of the health reality that faces ordinary people on endless waiting lists that are stretching and increasing year on year. This year, health spending has gone over budget by €700 million and a Supplementary Estimate will have to be introduced to cover it. We will add €1.05...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (9 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the rare diseases medical product technology review committee; the drugs that have been referred to it by the HSE; the way in which it is scheduling or prioritising the review of each drug; the number of drugs it expects to review in 2018; the timelines associated with reviewing medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41125/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: 252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a response to an appeal for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40575/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: I have been made aware that the recording continues from 9 a.m. onwards so if members are having conversations, they should be aware that a recording process is ongoing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: I propose that we deal with housekeeping matters in private session. I just ask members to be aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: In our first session, we are meeting the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, and his officials, and Ms Laura Magahy, the recently appointed executive director of Sláintecare regarding the Sláintecare strategy. On behalf of the committee I welcome the Minister and Ms Magahy to the committee. I draw attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: Ms Magahy can make her opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank the witness. Every member will have seven minutes to interact across the floor. We would appreciate it if members could be concise with their questions, and perhaps the Minister would be concise with his answers so that we can move along speedily. Why was the Sláintecare office not set up in the Department of the Taoiseach rather than in the Department of Health, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: I want to keep the meeting moving. Sláintecare recommended that funding would be allocated to the plan annually, providing between €306.85 million to €450 million to cover the expansion of entitlements and a €3 million transition fund to make up for the lack of infrastructure over recent years. However, in the implementation strategy there is no reference to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: How can the Minister give us confidence that funding will be made available to implement this strategy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: Deputy Donnelly has taken four minutes. I do not know if the Minister can respond in three minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: I urge the Minister to reply in one minute, if possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: Is the Deputy happy with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: The Deputy has three and a half minutes remaining.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: We need to get answers from the Minister though.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: The reform programme is not being pursued with sufficient urgency. When the Government came into being, it indicated that reform could not be discussed until after the Sláintecare report was delivered. It took six months longer than anticipated to deliver the report, for which the Committee on the Future of Healthcare must take responsibility. The report was published 17 months ago...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: The report stated that eligibility could not be extended without extending the capacity in primary care.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: The stimulus for that was to expand the capacity in primary care so that eligibility could be extended.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: There was no expectation that free care would be extended to 500,000 people by the current workforce.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank the Minister. I call Deputy Donnelly.