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- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: So there is no question of governance, monitoring or the standard being reduced because of a lack of staff.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Is Ms Fitzgerald happy at present with the level of staff?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Ms Fitzgerald has pointed out that agency staff at any given time amounts to 3%.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: That is the average. What was the highest percentage? Was it ever 10%?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Percentage wise, would it be in or around 3%?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Is the price of that commensurate with what HIQA is getting? HIQA is employing a recruitment firm, I gather.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Is it the same recruitment firm on a regular basis?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: How long is that contract for?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Is that being constantly renewed then?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Will it ever go back out?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: That is all tied in. The costs seem high in relation to that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Would it be fair to say HIQA is not facing the same obstacles or hurdles that other entities face in recruitment and retention? I think that is what the witnesses have said.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: I might come back to that in a minute. At this stage, many of the questions have been asked and answered. I will zone in on a few different things quickly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: HIQA has included IPAS, or IPAS has been included. How many centres are there? How many have been inspected? Where are we with that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: I am only going to ask, at this stage, the number in the country and the number inspected.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: So it is 51, in total.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Will Mr. Egan explain what HIQA has a legal permit for?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: So there are many more centres than that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: -----but HIQA has no remit over them.