Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I raised the issue a number of weeks ago because there have been many complaints. There is not a problem with there being a single platform but there may be a problem with how it operates. There have been many staff complaints about the matter. It will be rolled out gradually. My concern is whether it is fit for purpose or whether the complaints relate to what are just teething problems. Much information has been provided in the letter. The complaints suggest that people are not being paid properly and payments are weeks overdue, and they have been submitted by everyone from porters to hospital consultants and ambulance drivers. The system has to be flexible. I cannot understand how it would not be flexible and it may be that it is a matter of how it is being used. I would like us to satisfy ourselves that the programme is fit for purpose. Otherwise, we could be talking about it again in two years.