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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: The purpose of today's meeting is a discussion with representatives of the Department of Health and the HSE on the implementation of Sláintecare reforms. To commence the committee's consideration of the matter, I am pleased to welcome Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General; Mr. Derek Tierney, assistant secretary; Ms Rachel Kenna, chief nursing officer; and Ms Sarah Treleaven, principal...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Watt. I invite Mr. Gloster to make his opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Gloster. On behalf of the committee, I wish to be associated with his remarks about Mr. Stephen Mulvany. I thank everyone for co-operating with and supporting the work of this committee. The first speaker for Fine Gael is Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: Does Mr. Gloster wish to add to any of those comments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: On the RHAs, will you-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: Deputy Colm Burke is going into detail on a specific case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: I know the Deputy has raised the issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: Just yesterday I was listening to a representative of An Garda Síochána talking about the people who were leaving the Garda. They were starting to do surveys of members who were leaving. It would make sense for that to be in practice in the future so the HSE can get a better picture. We all have anecdotal evidence as to why people are leaving but that would be a really useful...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: I thank the witnesses. Other members are looking to come in, but I wish to welcome the progress that has been made regarding Sláintecare. I have gone through many of the big-ticket items relating to it. I welcome the fact that the RHAs will progress early next year. It is all positive news, but I share the concern that it is a ten-year implementation plan and that we are already six...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: We have seen during Covid the new applications that have come through. As I said, we should promote those people who were innovators and who came up with those models during the pandemic. We tend to go outside all the time, but if the talent is in house it should be nurtured, encouraged and moved forward. It would be good if we could come back to that at some stage. There are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: It was suggested in some of the documents that there were delays in the review enhancement model for industrial relations. There are big challenges there with recruitment and so on. Are the witnesses looking at changing that whole model, modernising and trying to cut through some of the industrial relations difficulties we have had with some of the unions and so on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)
Seán Crowe: I need to cut people off because a vote has been called. I apologise. I really appreciate the time and effort people have put in this morning. I thank representatives of the Department of Health and the HSE for their engagement with the committee on the important matter of the implementation of Sláintecare. The committee will continue to engage with the matter of Sláintecare...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023) Seán Crowe: The purpose of today's meeting is to consider Further Revised Estimate for Vote 38 - Health. I welcome the Minister of Health and officials from the Department of Health to today's meeting. I also thank the Minister for the provision of a briefing note on the Revised Estimate. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023) Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, for his opening statement. Before I open up the debate to members, I would like to say that we have had a number of witnesses at different meetings over the last couple of months, coming in and expressing frustration regarding the goodwill pandemic payment. We got a note from the Minister back in March regarding those who had been paid, but there is a...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023) Seán Crowe: One of the difficulties with giving us a list was that the situation is ongoing. The letter we got back in March outlined that a significant number of people had been paid but we do not know who has not been paid. That is the big problem. Just this week, I heard that those who were giving people vaccines in Citywest have still not been paid. We had firefighters in and they were...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023) Seán Crowe: Does the Minister have a rough idea of how many people are still outstanding?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023) Seán Crowe: As public representatives, we have all been contacted. There have been countless meeting and concern has been raised by practically the majority of the groups that have come in. The unions in particular were frustrated that there was no direct interaction with them on the issue.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023) Seán Crowe: The goodwill is gone out of the payment for those who have not been paid.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023) Seán Crowe: It seems obvious that if the unions have a concern, the Minister should deal directly with them. They represent the majority of these workers and will know what difficulties are arising within the system. It would make sense for him to arrange those meetings with the people concerned and their representatives. I apologise for going on so long on that issue but it is important.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023) Seán Crowe: Can we let the Minister finish?