Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised)
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
There certainly is. To be honest, I encountered it myself. I think it was University Hospital Galway that I was in, where some of the contract cleaning staff and catering staff approached me and said they were told they were out of scope. I assured them that they are in scope. The payments got processed. In that sense, it did not roll out perfectly. What I will do is ask the Department to send an updated note to the committee outlining exactly what the criteria are for qualification. To be honest, the criteria are fairly straightforward. The note will outline the criteria and the progress made that I have just read out. If there are any outstanding issues or questions-----
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