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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: But there has been none to date?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: So despite considerable effort to engage with this organisation, no response has been received? Perhaps Mr. O'Brien would clarify this.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: That may well have to happen.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: Can Mr. O'Brien say categorically that the type of allowances that have been uncovered during this audit and that have been reflected in media coverage in recent weeks - motor allowances, pension payments, private health insurance payments - are not being paid to senior management at any of the HSE hospitals?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: Without a shadow of a doubt?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: From the point of view of the FEMPI legislation, I am still not clear whether Mr. O'Brien is satisfied that, for example, the pension levy has been paid in all instances. The HSE did what Mr. O'Brien called a reasonableness check but that will only show up a certain amount of global information. It will not go into the minutiae. We are all aware that health and public service workers and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: Can Mr. O'Brien paint a picture for the committee of the type of action the HSE intends to take over the next few weeks for those who are clearly not in compliance?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: What sanctions will the HSE impose on the agencies benefiting from substantial amounts of taxpayers' money if they do not comply?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: Which agency has been subject to that cut?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: I think Mr. O'Brien mentioned it earlier.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: In his opening statement, Mr. Tony O’Brien stated, “It was those who purported to authorise such payments rather than those who received them who have serious questions to answer.” I could not agree more as I stated at last week’s meeting. We should invite in the chairs of the agencies involved to explain their case. The boards of the voluntary hospitals and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: Will we be bringing in the CEOs and the chairpersons of the boards of the hospitals? In some instances, CEOs are in receipt of top-up payments, but it is the chairpersons who sanctioned these payments.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: There would be little point in discussing this matter with the CEOs unless the chairpersons were present. It is the chairpersons and the boards or remuneration sub-committees thereof that are responsible for setting the pay policies of their organisations. The chairpersons must take responsibility in this regard. In that context, it is critically important that we hear from the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he intends to bring legislation forward on collective bargaining rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50870/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 188. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth for orthodontic service; if an exact date cannot be provided the length of time this person may expect to wait for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50902/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 461. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if current legislation permits a business premises to continue to operate, pending obtaining a fire safety certificate or in the case of an ongoing appeal to An Bord Pleanála in respect of a refusal to grant such a certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50187/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (26 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 582. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the large variance between emergency caesarean rates on Mondays and Wednesdays, compared to Saturdays as reflected in an ESRI report 2011; the course of action the Health Service Executive is taking to address the growing rates of caesarean sections which stood at 50% in some maternity units during the summer months of...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: From my experience of dealing with local authorities and others in respect of this issue, I am in a position to state that there definitely appears to be an absence of such guidelines. I am very concerned that there seems to be no guidance available from the Department to local authorities. I am also concerned about the fact that local authorities do not have access to any other form of...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: I appreciate the opportunity to raise this issue and I am grateful the Minister of State is here to listen to my concerns and those of my constituents and I hope she will be in a position to respond. We are all very familiar with the generally excellent work carried out by our local authorities and contractors in terms of housing adaptations for older people and people with disabilities....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: As the Chairman pointed out, the public is appalled at what has been revealed in this report and what has been in the media in recent days in regard to top-up payments in voluntary hospitals and in a range of State agencies which depend on the public purse for a significant amount of their resources. It paints a picture of a "because I'm worth it" sort of culture which was endemic in some of...