Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration

1:05 pm

Mr. Barry O'Brien:

Let me set out my view. Earlier Dr. Geraldine Smith in reply to a question drew specific reference to a point in the service level arrangement which deals with compliance with consolidated pay. I do not know who signed that document on behalf of St. Vincent's Hospital, but we have had those service level arrangements in place since 2009, but I presume somebody in authority did. By signing that document that person is signing to confirm that St. Vincent's Hospital is in compliance with the consolidated salary scales.