Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Public Accounts Committee
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2014
2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39: Health Service Executive
Chapter 19: Compliance with Prompt Payment Legislation in the Health Sector
Chapter 20: Management of Private Patient Income in the Health Sector
Chapter 21: Control over the Supply of High-Tech Drugs and Medicines
10:00 am
Mr. Stephen Mulvany:
It caused difficulty in terms of the interpretation. One of the nubs of the issue was around whether it was in respect of every bed for every admission or whether it was only emergency admissions versus planned admissions. The legislation is complex enough despite the fact that it may appear to be a relatively small issue. Clarification was pursued and, ultimately, we got the clarification in the middle of August and issued a note to the system on 3 October.
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