Results 861-880 of 3,336 for speaker:Kate O'Connell

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: If they are becoming entitled to long-term rights, surely they would be due redundancy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: I will now move on to the deficit of child psychiatrists. Mr. Connaghan said that this came to the fore in 2017 but I have been aware of issues in Wexford and in the south of Ireland for many years. I argue that 2017 is not the right year. I have been told, anecdotally, that it is not just about the consultants, it is about the team that is under the consultants. In situations where the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: That is not what I am getting at.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: To be parochial, the former Mount Carmel Hospital is now a step-down unit run by a private operator. I live very near to the unit and walk by it a lot. I understand there is very poor occupancy there. Does the provider get paid regardless of how many beds are filled? Perhaps the witnesses cannot answer this today as it has just arisen recently. There are abandoned operating theatres...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: It is important. I am not against the practice, but we want to make sure we are getting value for taxpayers' money. With regard to cervical cancer screening, Mr. Breslin explained very well about the trigger and so on, which I totally understand, but we are still not randomly auditing. Obviously, there are the women who have the diagnosis of cervical cancer, but are there proposals to do...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: I thank the witnesses.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Can I ask one more question? It is not really a question, but it is relevant. I spent yesterday morning at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health. Mr. Woods, who holds a senior position in the HSE, was there. I am aware that Mr. Breslin also has a lot to be doing, as I am sure all the witnesses do. When do the witnesses actually get to do their day jobs if they are at committees all...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Other work, yes. Who is directing operations?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Yes, I know there is accountability.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Reflection is very important. Without it we do not learn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Mr. Gilligan referred to governance structures at local level. Are we going back to the health boards of the past? Deputy Durkan would be delighted with that. Does it need to be more localised? Is that the structure Mr. Gilligan is talking about, or is it like the proposed board of the HSE or a sub-board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: That is a key part of the Sláintecare report. With regard to the components of the electronic systems speaking to each other I have a concern about patient confidentiality. My background is in a community pharmacy, and I am concerned especially about addiction services or people with HIV, or other health issues that are so personal that they do not want to deal with the doctor or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: It would have to be prison for such breaches.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: I have one final question for Mr. Gilligan. With regard to the step-down facilities in place, in particular Mount Carmel Community Hospital, which is being operated by a private company, I hear anecdotal evidence that patients are resisting going to particular step-down units after the consultant has signed them off for discharge. Is there a blockage in the system where patients are ready...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: It is not a huge problem.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (12 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: I had intended starting with the opening statement, however I first turn to CervicalCheck, following the information highlighted by Mr. Breen. I understand that previously, he was clear in acknowledging that there were potentially other cases. However, from what has been highlighted here this morning, I understand there may be further deficiencies in our testing system and there may be...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (12 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: I am not talking about compensation or the whole package; I am talking about the non-disclosure element and the State's liability.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (12 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: In Mr. Breen's view.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (12 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Has Mr. Breen asked the patients affected what they would like? What would their preferred method be?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (12 Jul 2018)

Kate O'Connell: I want a "Yes" or "No" answer. In Mr. Breen's view this would be easier. Has he asked the families and patients what would be easier?