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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: Scouting Ireland scans it. Yes, that is what I meant. It is backed up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to contribute. I will ask one or two questions in respect of the recruitment of mental health services staff. I may have spoken to our guests at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. Has there been any change in the recruitment process relating to mental health services in the past 12 to 18 months in the context of timelines,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: I saw that in Mr. Donnelly's report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: May I stop Mr. Donnelly there? When there is a point of pressure, what exactly does Tusla do in order to circumvent it? If one takes a case study and there is a point of pressure in a particular area - a recruitment pressure point - what is done to alleviate matters or speed up the process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: Let us tease this out further. If the derogation is granted, is the process robust enough to ensure that someone is recruited?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: Will that be three, six, nine or 12 months? I am taking budgets into account when asking this question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: It is too restrictive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: I apologise for interrupting but I am conscious of time. Where do those discussions stand? Is there any light at the end of the tunnel as to changing the model?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: What kind of reaction has Fórsa received?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: It is offering jobs to people who are going to turn them down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: They are not qualified on the basis of geography.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: When I say that they have not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: The recruiters are not qualifying the candidates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: They are not qualifying them, however, on the basis of geography.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: One model can transfer across.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: It make common sense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: What does Fórsa want us to do to make that happen or to increase its speed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Tom Neville: Let us park the issue of funding. We are talking about the nuts and bolts here. There are other debates in respect of funding whereby it is claimed that money is being put away, is not being spent, etc.