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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: Do the witnesses think they will make that target?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: What kind of difficulties emerged in getting data? What stumbling blocks were there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: Will Mr. Duffy give me an example of what may not be available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: I am a bit perplexed that there is not. There is no specific database of positions to be filled, broken down either by CHO or by subspecialty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: With the greatest respect, as the witnesses are just telling us what they are finding and this is not a slur on them, there is a centralised human resources, HR, service across the HSE. Does it not have that data?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: We have been presented with figures of staff shortages that are broken down by community healthcare organisation, CHO. When the witnesses asked for those figures, that was manager-driven to get those specific figures. Were the witnesses able to get them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: Is the report going to streamline where the quick wins may be and where the medium-term and long-term wins are? I think the committee heard that there are 26 or 28 steps to hiring a psychiatric nurse, which is very cumbersome. Will the report be highlighting the quick wins?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: We are trying to tease out where there are quick wins. The likes of the IT systems need to be changed, and that is going to take longer, but those 28 steps could be cut pretty quickly. That is the basis of the question. On recruitment and retention, other jurisdictions are in competition. We know it is a global marketplace now, the price of flights is cheaper, it is easier to get to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: I agree, but has management level in the HSE not grown?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Service Level Agreements (27 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for implementation of the service level agreement being drafted between University of Limerick Hospital group and Saolta University Health Care group to enable a person (details supplied) to provide TAVI services on behalf of UL Hospital group; and his views on whether it is imperative that this service level agreement is implemented in view of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (27 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: 205. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the calculation method for employee's PRSI contribution for those earning between €352.01 and €424 will be simplified (details supplied); if not, if the entry level will be increased to €424; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39160/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: I support Deputy Carey's comments on the smaller hospitals or sister hospitals of the University Limerick hospitals group in the mid-west. We have been told to use these facilities, particularly the injury clinics. If I injure myself playing a match, the first place I will think of is UHL in Dooradoyle. We do not know what specific services are provided by the other hospitals, whether St....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: I reiterate that we need this project to proceed as quickly as possible. From what I hear, dates are being shifted out all the time. The Minister of State is saying today that it will commence in 2021. We need to get this moving faster. I ask that we find a way to fast-track this process. I ask that the person who is appealing the decision to grant planning permission for the project, An...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the creative schools programme 2018 including the pilot projects that are underway. [39820/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 379. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can charge a person for a home visit even if the patient is in receipt of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39614/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if the national cancer control programme will provide funding for a pigmented lesion clinic outreach in-service in a hospital in the South/South West Hospital Group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39691/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39479/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application for grant aid by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39513/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Disability Allowance Payments (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance payment to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if a higher rate will be awarded in view of the circumstances. [39480/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: I apologise for being late. I have been reading about methane and agriculture in Professor Stott's presentation. This might be outside his remit but does he have any proposals to mitigate the methane emissions in agriculture? Second, he mentioned dust and cooling the planet. Will he elaborate on that? I found it interesting as I have not heard that previously.