Results 921-940 of 21,128 for speaker:James Reilly

Health Service Staff. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: I will do my best. I remind the Minister that she did not read out the full paragraph of the report, as follows: "The external report found that while the number of clerical, administrative and managerial staff compared favourably with those in similarly public owned health services in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, there were too many staff at senior level." These are our famous...

Health Service Staff. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: It can be negotiated beforehand.

Health Service Staff. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: How many have we got? It is playing semantics to say they are not new posts. They are new posts. That has been the whole problem. People are being progressed up through the system into these senior management positions and they have not got——

Health Service Staff. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: Where is the——

Health Service Staff. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: The Minister's own report referred to an ethos of administration and no ethos of management. She is perpetuating this and refusing to address the issue. Will she tell us how many grade eights there are now?

Health Service Staff. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: There were 714 the last time we asked the Minister.

Mental Health Services. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: They already have.

Mental Health Services. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: I do likewise.

Special Educational Needs. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: I concur with the previous two speakers. There are precedents for clinical supervision. A newly qualified doctor has to serve an intern year under full supervision before being considered a fully fledged professional or continuing on to post-graduate training. The Taoiseach was unwise to use that example. As I noted earlier, 4,136 Dublin children are waiting an average of 18 months for...

Special Educational Needs. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: He is achieving a status similar to that of papal infallibility.

Special Educational Needs. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: From impossibly low bases.

Special Educational Needs. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: Will the Minister of State offer those physiotherapists who achieved of the order of 580 points to gain entry to courses and who are now fully trained an opportunity to earn decent incomes?

Special Educational Needs. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: Are we going to live in the present or is the Minister of State determined to remain in the past?

Special Educational Needs. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: What will be the position as regards the class of 2008?

Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: I am impressed that a single appeals officer has been able to deal with so many appeals. If that sort of productivity existed throughout the health service, we would be doing extremely well. It is extraordinary that KPMG has been paid €23 million — €15 million exclusive of VAT — to administer the scheme. Some 70,000 claims were expected, 39,000 were lodged and 14,000 have been...

Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: What about the thousands in the HSE who do not know what their jobs are? They could be seconded for this.

Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: That is desperation.

Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: I have no wish to row with the Minister on the issue, which is very important. I am glad she at least admits that letters can be intimidating, as can telephone calls. People are confused. I wish to ask her questions which require a "Yes" or "No" answer. Is she concerned at the high level of successful appeals, at 25%? That is very significant. Considering the large numbers, how many...

Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: Is the Minister concerned at the high number of successful appeals at 25%, given the amount paid to KPMG?

Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme. (5 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: It is what I have in front of me.