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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: The ombudsman office can be proactive if it wants to be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Yes. I have an asylum centre in my constituency and my impression from dealing with some of the asylum seekers is that they are loth to make complaints. Some of them come from very authoritarian dictatorships and they assume they will not be listened to. They feel it is very important, given that they are seeking asylum here, that they do not tread on anyone's toes. They are therefore...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: If I got something concrete in terms of a complaint, presumably I would go through the regular services before approaching the ombudsman. The ombudsman is the last resort, presumably.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: So, if anyone was being proactive, it should be the HSE or a similar authority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: The centre is under the auspices of the Department of Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: 224. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to the representations made regarding sickle cell disease before the Joint Committee on Health and Children on 10 April last. [25070/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Toll Operators (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of customer complaints received by the eFlow body and the process for resolving these complaints. [25013/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Toll Operators (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has ever been a review of the accessibility and consumer friendliness of the eFlow system; and if so, the results of this review; and if he will consider launching a review. [25014/14]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: It is most essential that we have compellability in terms of anything that relates to the spending of public moneys. I would support any move to achieve that goal. I wish to be reminded of what Standing Order 163 says in this regard.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Perhaps we can consult between now and-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: I thank the Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: I welcome Dr. Ambrose McLoughlin and Mr. Tony O'Brien and their colleagues who are appearing before the committee. I acknowledge the work of health workers throughout the country and the importance of what they do for us and the efforts made to save money in these difficult times. I will commence with the deficit. There was a deficit of €80.4 million at the end of March, of which...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Like what, for example?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Tied in with that is the €690 million target for savings this year. Is that realistic and to what extent has that been achieved so far?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: When that is juxtaposed against the overspend at the end of March, it is hard to tie those two together. Some of the hospitals had a greater overspend than others - for example, University Hospital Limerick had a significant amount, at 16%, whereas for St. Vincent's University Hospital it was only 6%. Can that be explained? Has the HSE conducted a specific examination of an individual...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: If we take the Tallaght hospital example, what did it show in terms of where savings could be made and where extra funding was required?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Can Mr. Mulvany not be specific? My suspicion as a lay person is that there is probably considerable room for savings on the administrative side and that there is probably a need for greater spending on some of the front-line services such as nursing.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: How did it manage to do that? Was it able to cover everything using regular staff?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Is Mr. Mulvany suggesting that the examination carried out on Tallaght hospital led to considerable efficiencies in how it was run and operated? Am I right in suggesting that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (12 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: To what extent did the HSE try to spread that out across all the hospitals in the country and, if it did, why are there such differences between budget overspends in some hospitals over others?