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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: In regard to radiation therapists and the recommendation from the review for five tutors, is it now generally accepted now by the Department that there is a need for that number of tutors or is it disputing that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: It is the usual thing. Why have a review if you are not going to follow the recommendations? Again, there seems to be a mindset there about outsourcing that is of real concern.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: It is madness to have valuable machines lying idle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: To finish, will Ms Ní Sheaghdha tell us about the conversion rate? First of all, how many nursing posts are agency posts at the moment? What number is going to be converted this year? We had the chief nursing officer in speaking to us about that. What is the plan for conversion?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (2 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Minister for Health if the new national drugs strategy will pay due attention to alcohol relative to its impact on Irish life, on the health service, on the criminal justice system, on education, on road safety and on workplace productivity; if he believes a standalone national alcohol strategy would be a better means of addressing these issues; and if he will make a statement...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to share time with my colleague, Deputy Cian O'Callaghan. The budget will be remembered as one of missed opportunities. It is kind of like a giveaway on steroids and is certainly grabbing the headlines; there is no doubt about that. We have lots of breathless reporting of the gargantuan surplus figure, that €25 billion, and the complex array of one-off measures. However,...

Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I very much welcome this Bill which seeks to ensure that everyone, regardless of where they live, has a reasonable level of access to cash. This legislation was proposed by the retail banking review in 2022. We in the Social Democrats fully support the implementation of this recommendation. There is no doubt that cash usage has declined rapidly in the last decade, particularly during the...

Health Information Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I very much welcome this debate on the Health Information Bill, even if it does feel like Groundhog Day. This piece of legislation is of critical importance to digitising our health service, and we in the Social Democrats are very happy to support it. Over the years, multiple national policies have committed to delivering ehealth technologies. The promise to revolutionise our health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: It is a fundamental principle of procurement that you have your design settled at the beginning. The aim has to be that you have the full detail as far as possible on the project nailed down beforehand because of the additional costs incurred with each change in design.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: The developer is claiming it is all those design changes that have run up this bill. The board, on the other hand, is claiming it is project delivery. There is now a stand-off between the two sides. That is not really of much use to any of us, especially the children that are waiting to get treatment in that hospital. The matter has to be resolved and it is very hard to understand why...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I heard what Mr. Devine said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I am asking how many design changes have there been?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: How many design changes have there been?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: That is the counterclaim the board are making.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: The main claim BAM is making is there have been umpteen changes. Mr. Devine has given us that figure today confirming the 23,000 changes to the design.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Can we go back to the original question I asked? How many design changes have there been on this project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: To what does the 23,000 figure that Mr. Devine provided relate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: It relates to updated drawings, okay. Is a developer entitled to a make a claim for additional costs involved with updated drawings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Mr. Devine is getting pedantic here. There are design changes and there are changes to drawings. In all 23,000 cases, there is a right to claim for those.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Okay, fine. How many legal claims are outstanding currently?