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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2022

Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Questions (919, 920)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

919. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which ongoing progress is being made is respect of the development of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8430/22]

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Bernard Durkan

Question:

920. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if specific obstructions to Sláintecare have been identified within the health services; if so, the action he will take as a response to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8431/22]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 919 and 920 together.

The Sláintecare Implementation Strategy & Action Plan 2021-2023 was approved by Government in May 2021. A mid-year progress report was published in September 2021 and an end-of-year Progress Report is expected to be published in the near future.

The Government’s commitment to Sláintecare reform and to ensuring every patient receives the right care, in the right place, at the right time is absolute and unwavering. €1.235 billion was allocated to ‘pure’ Sláintecare initiatives in Budget 2021 enabling and supporting major milestones in the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy and Action Plan 2021-2023 to be reached and funding is continuing at historically levels in Budget 2022.

The implementation of Sláintecare continued despite challenges of the major cyberattack on our health services and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Substantial key achievements included progressing plans for new, elective hospitals in Cork, Galway and Dublin; establishing the Regional Health Areas Advisory Group to support the alignment of community and hospital services based on defined population need; and mainstreaming innovation through the Sláintecare Integration Fund.

New governance structures have been put in place, including the new Sláintecare Programme Board, co-chaired by the Secretary-General of the Department of Health and the Chief Executive Officer of the HSE, to ensure that implementation of Sláintecare is fully embedded and owned across the Department of Health and the HSE.

Work is also progressing on a detailed Action Plan in order continue to deliver on our Sláintecare commitments in 2022 and this will be published in the near future.

Question No. 920 answered with Question No. 919.
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