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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (8 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 418. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a sheep welfare scheme action in respect of a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry can be amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11216/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (8 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied). [11260/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (8 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10842/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: On recruitment, pay and retention, Mr. Varley has stated some other jurisdictions are paying 50% to 100% more and that the cost of living is lower. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Have those countries been tiered? What do Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 represent? I hear all of the anecdotal evidence, but I would like to receive some statistics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: They are the salaries, but I would like to know what are the net figures. Is Mr. Varley referring to someone living in New York, Utah or Washington? Obviously, the standard of living is different in each location.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: What are the top five countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Mr. Varley alluded to the top five countries. Is the reason he gave the sole reason we cannot get what we are looking for? Is it just a question of the size of salary?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: For what reason?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Has there not been the most money ploughed into the health services in the last year? Perhaps I am wrong?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: The witness is talking about a-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Okay, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: In Dr. Browne's opinion, would that be a better type of model?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: I offer my apologies to the Chairman. I had to leave to attend another meeting. I wish to ask a general question. I constantly hear about recruitment. Obviously, the weight accorded to salary, job description, work patterns and so on depends on one's point of view. The importance of these considerations is also affected by various campaigns professional bodies may support. Do work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Is Dr. Plunkett saying both considerations are equal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Have the delegates carried out any study of this? A lot of what I am hearing is anecdotal. Are there statistics or studies of the specifics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Would anybody else like to offer an opinion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: The conundrum the committee has is we are giving new moneys to the HSE to implement it but we are not getting a breakdown of how much new money is being spent and how much is being put into specific services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: That is why I am asking. I am trying to get as much information from witnesses in order that when we meet the HSE again we will be able to ask its representatives these questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: I want an opinion on whether, when those graduates start studying, they are given information about the systems. What drives them to start studying when work conditions and salaries are not strong enough? Students are still going into practice. What kind of information is being given to them? What drives it? When I worked in recruitment, I found that many of the incentives for working in...