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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I will start by looking at the HSE high earners review. Perhaps Mr. Mulvany can explain the issues discovered by the internal audit of the high earners review in the HSE.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: What type of issues were found?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I am short on time so I just want to know what type of issues were found.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Let us get down to the figures. How many high earners earning in excess of €300,000 have been identified as being an issue within the internal audit?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Has the HSE associated a cost with that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: In light of this review of the individuals who earned in excess of €300,000, has the HSE reviewed individuals below that threshold or has it only identified-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: For this committee, it is important that we do get the recommendations that flow from this internal audit review. Have these recommendations been published yet? How many of them have been implemented?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: We do acknowledge that the HSE governance and internal audit system is working in this instance and is identifying issues like this. I will move on to section 38 and 39 agencies. How did they perform financially in 2020 and 2021?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Let us focus on section 39 bodies that provide support to intellectual disability services that complement the HSE. From its review of financial statements, does Mr. Mulvany feel that section 39 bodies are in a good financial position?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Recently we have seen real issues around pay parity and significant difficulties with retention and recruitment. Without these agencies, the HSE would not be able to deliver services on the ground. It is very important that we continue to support them to ensure we can deliver services locally. Western Care Association in County Mayo is a significant provider of intellectual disability...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Regarding the HSE's role in the delivery of the Covid pandemic recognition payment and not taking responsibility for the payments for section 39 organisations, where are we in terms of trying to deliver that payment? Perhaps somebody from the Department of Health could also answer that question because they were to the fore during the pandemic response. The delay in them receiving this...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: The HSE-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: When will we see progress on this?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the budget increase in funding for Ireland's development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49076/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget 2023 (4 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: It can be simply said that families were the biggest winners in this year's budget, but also that there were a considerable number of measures for young people. Certainly, the once-off reduction in the student contribution of €1,000 for eligible students, the once-off €1,000 increase for the postgraduate fee contributions and a once-off double monthly payment for those in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget 2023 (4 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his clarification. This budget will make a substantial difference to thousands of households who will benefit from the once-off measures aimed at easing the cost-of-living crisis. The €1.1 billion income tax package will certainly put more money back into people's pockets, with tax savings of €800 a year for single earners and double that for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (4 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline progress on the Crossmolina flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48343/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (4 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: People living and working in Crossmolina are anxiously awaiting final approval for the long-awaited flood relief there. The town was devastated by flood water from the River Deel sweeping through it on 15 December 2015. We are approaching the seventh anniversary of that happening this year and the community in the town faces another worrying winter of unknowns ahead. Will the Minister of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (4 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. As I said, this scheme has been ongoing for close to seven years now. While I welcome the update, does the Minister of State agree that urgent reform is needed regarding the planning system concerning these types of projects to avoid similar delays for future developments? What role is the OPW playing in driving reform in this area?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (4 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State for that update, but, again, for the people of Crossmolina watching tonight they are still affected by a situation where a judicial review of a scheme in County Cork is jeopardising 116 properties in Crossmolina that have been subjected to repeated flooding. Those people's safety and livelihoods are at risk. I know the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, and...