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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (10 Oct 2023)

John Brady: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a comprehensive response on the document compiled by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, titled ‘Briefing Note to the Department of Transport on the Consequences of the Funding Scenarios for 2023’, detailing the actions he intends to take to prevent the anticipated loss of life, if investment in road projects do...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 Oct 2023)

John Brady: 284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a progress report on the recommendations of the research commissioned by Government entitled Preventing Homelessness among Care Leavers: Review of the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) for Care Leavers; if he plans to implement the recommendations of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43821/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (10 Oct 2023)

John Brady: 440. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied and separated children that have been taken into care of the Child and Family Agency annually since 2020, up to and including 2023; the number of children within this cohort that are from Ukraine; a breakdown of how many children are accommodated in the care system under a Care Order...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (10 Oct 2023)

John Brady: 441. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied and separated children that have been accommodated in special emergency arrangements over the past twelve months; the duration they have spent in these placements, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43819/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (10 Oct 2023)

John Brady: 442. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on recent media coverage of both a lack of special care beds and a step-down facilities for children in care with complex needs; if he plans to provide further funding in future to allow for more publicly provided special care units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43820/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: I will pick up first where Mr. Gloster finished, which is the high-end earners within the HSE. He said they are working to address the issue. He cited a number of grossly overpaid staff in the HSE. My first concern is that the number of high-end earners seems to be increasing rather than what he said, which is that they are working to address the issue. Looking at the financial statements...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: Okay. Was it for additional work above and beyond?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: I beg your pardon.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: Would that involve double time or triple time?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: Absolutely, I understand that. On average, how many hours per week would the consultants be working - these high-end earners about whom we are talking?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: They would, therefore, be working more than 40 hours per week.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: These individuals would be carrying out operations and life-saving procedures. Who oversees the number of hours to ensure the hours being worked are safe? If we look at, for example, truck drivers, there is a very robust system in place called the tacograph system to ensure that they operate within safe working hours and times. What procedures are in place to govern consultants who carry...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: The Comptroller and Auditor General clearly identified concerns regarding internal control gaps. What control gaps in respect of additional hours have been identified by the HSE?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: Okay. I thank everyone for that. I want to move on to a completely different area, which is the dental treatment services scheme. When the witnesses appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts previously, I raised serious concerns I had in terms of the failure to address the serious shortcomings regarding that scheme. I gave figures relating to my own county where 70% of dentists who...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: I am conscious of the time. Mr. Walsh might perhaps just give us the most recent. How much has been-----

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: On those figures, in 2023, it was €43 million. In 2022, €50 million had been allocated for the provision of the scheme over the course of the year. What was the total amount?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: They were the claims.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: Okay, so, the claims figure is going up-----

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: -----but the number of dentists continues to go down.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: We are probably close to rock bottom. There are not too many left to jump out of the scheme. The counterargument would be that we are at rock bottom and the impact on my constituents and constituents right across the State is they can not get a dentist for love nor money. That is the crux of the issue. Where are we in the negotiations with dentists and representative organisations to...