Results 9,081-9,100 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Okay. Despite of the fact that there is much support for the recommendations that HIQA made in this particular case, the circumstances it uncovered at the time now pertain again. Ms Dunnion has outlined that HIQA's is a monitoring rather than a regulatory role. It is very difficult, therefore, to see how it would be possible for HIQA to drive standards up in the absence of particular...
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: And HIQA would have a concern about-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: As some of my questions have been answered already, I will just focus on social care. Is HIQA going to have a statutory function in that area?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Does the authority have a function in the home care aspect?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Would HIQA would look at the agencies as opposed to the individuals?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: I presume HIQA would be considering something like the survey it is doing with the hospitals.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: I have been trying to piece together statistics on the level of service provided and it varies considerably throughout the country. I would not be surprised if there is a geographic difference in the response to that survey. From overnights to respite, home help and personal care hours, it certainly would not tie in with the proportion of the population that would require it. Some of the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: It also goes to the issue of staffing, I presume. Mr. Quinn spoke about staffing issues in his opening statement. It also has the potential to create additional operational costs if temporary staff are required to complete core work. Has HIQA done any calculations of additional costs? Where does Mr. Quinn see them arising?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Is the cost of agency staff per person higher, or is it to do with the information with which people would need to get up to speed to carry out a function?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: When HIQA applies to the Department for staffing, because there are some costs associated with that, what typically happens? Is HIQA free to fill a vacant post or does it have to go to the Department on each occasion?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: In effect, HIQA can employ a more expensive agency person but cannot employ a less expensive permanent person.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Does that mean that if someone in that category leaves or goes on maternity leave or whatever, HIQA has a deficiency in terms of its oversight until the place is filled?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: How many inquiries is HIQA undertaking at the moment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Are the other ones routine monitoring?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Was HIQA requested to do that statutory inquiry?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Was it given additional resources?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: That means HIQA must do that within its own budget. If there was more to take on, it probably would look for additional resources. Did HIQA look for additional resources for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Right.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Have they put a system in place? There is a profile of complaints relating to-----