Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 July 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion

9:00 am

Mr. Paul Bolger:

The first piece that has changed is the funding piece. The third piece is that the Deputy asked about the structures and changes and what impact they are having. We have set up a new governance structure with the HSE and the NTPF. In my area, all I can say is that I do not think it is having an impact at present. There has not been a huge amount of change in our particular area and we continue to meet the people on a regular basis. In a large organisation such as the HSE there is always a period of change. It is something we are very conscious of and, as I said, the increased engagement is a big part of that.