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Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I have a number of short questions. First, I want to ask the Comptroller and Auditor General about how, in his financial statements, he identified that the Digital Hub Development Agency had incurred an expenditure of €250,000 with regard to the vacant sites levy. Does that levy apply to HSE buildings as well?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. I will follow that up by way of a parliamentary question. On vaccines, is the HSE doing an assessment on the uptake given the storage costs? Is there an assessment of what the take-up might be? Anecdotally, I am hearing that people are probably feeling less at risk than they did. One will find people in risk categories where there definitely is a different attitude. How does the...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I thank Dr. Henry. I want to return to the issue of the high earners. Looking at the briefing given to us by the HSE, one related to a settlement in retirement which reflected rest days arrears from previous years. How many previous years are we talking about?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Could the HSE come back to us with that, please? There are a couple of other things which stand out. Mention was made of additional payments for cross-cover to other service area. The other service area had two consultant posts, one was vacant and one was on sick leave. Obviously, one does not want an area not to be covered so presumably that has an impact on the area, in that I assume...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: We define value for money in a much broader sense than just pure financial considerations and the HSE must find that definition itself. It is also about the quality of what one gets for the money one spends. That is why it is logical to tie the two together. Finally, on this group of issues, in table 3, No. 7 on “Emergency Medicine”, where “overtime to cover vacancy...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: What is the budget for the unified financial management system? What is the estimated outturn? Is it on target timewise?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Can Mr. Mulvany expand on that? Has he an estimate of how much more the HSE will require?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: What kind of problems has Mr. Mulvany identifies post implementation on the first roll-out?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Has the HSE documented those issues at this stage?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Can we have a note on that, please?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Just so we have a sense of what we are looking at.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite applications lodged with the NDLS in respect of three persons at a company (details supplied) in order for them to commence their employment. [43367/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 224. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding land ownership and access to Castletown House; if his Department have at any point in the past made efforts to secure lands around Castletown House; if he and or his officials have assisted the OPW in attempts to secure the lands by purchase and or lease; and if he will involve...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a health and safety risk assessment was conducted in advance of the opening of Castletown House's main entrance to vehicle traffic; if a vehicle and pedestrian management plan has been developed; and if he is satisfied that the new arrangements meet the needs of persons with a disability and or that require use of mobility aides....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the free flu vaccination programme to include school staff, including teachers, given the current teacher shortage crisis; and if he can provide a rationale for their continued exclusion. [43364/23]

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the Bill. I agree with previous speakers that it could be improved and I hope the Minister of State will be open to taking amendments on Committee Stage. The first prosecution in this State for human trafficking took place in 2021, with two women given sentences of five years for trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation. Those sentences were successfully challenged...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I thank the Regional Group for tabling this very timely motion. This time last year, I tabled a parliamentary question relating to rosters to which the Minister replied. I am asking myself how are we still here. It has been 12 months since I got that reply and it was a bubbling issue at that stage. It is unthinkable that we are here 12 months later and this is at crisis point. In her...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (3 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to invite the Governor of the State of Virginia in the US to Ireland before the end of year. [42377/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated costs to introduce a light rail transport system in Limerick, Galway and Cork. [42385/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of a new bus shelter at a location (details supplied); and if this new shelter is likely to be estimated before the end of 2023. [42386/23]