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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: It is fair to say that it was supposed to be completed last year. Had it been completed on time, then we would not have ended up in that position where-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: -----they did not open after Covid. There are many other issues there.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: The last paragraph in the response pretty much says that people can take a judicial review if they wish. Nobody takes a judicial review lightly. We know that one of the people who made the decisions has at least the prospect of a criminal prosecution hanging over him. We do not want to prejudge what the courts will do, or even whether the matter will go to the courts, but in these...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: Is there an impediment to An Bord Pleanála reviewing decisions it has made?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: I am saying that instead of pointing people towards the option of taking a judicial review, An Bord Pleanála should take the initiative. That is not the response we got, however.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: The routine that I now hear of is that people cannot even get onto GP lists. In relation to the out-of-hours service, if someone is in Kildare who came from Dublin, he or she cannot get the Kildare out-of-hours service because his or her GP is not in the area. There is a problem generally. Is that an operational issue? Where would our remit come into it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: I understand that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: I ask that we look at this strategically and we ask the HSE for a briefing on this, in advance of its representatives coming in so that we try to get an overview of the amount of money going into it and where the gaps are. I completely accept the point about people who are going to retire. Primary care is where the future is, and we need to resource it. We cannot have people going to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: Yes, and I can understand why that is the case, given the growth in the area and all the rest. We have to be careful about our remit. We can look at this strategically and we can look at specific areas in the context of taking a more strategic approach. It is a matter of the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts in relation to this, staying within that and dealing with the issue in...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: We would have a better engagement if we received a good, solid briefing note in advance so that we do not ask the HSE to do that after its representatives have been before the committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: We can certainly do the morning session.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: That is okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: Can we swap around the dates?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: I am in favour of rearranging it so we have the most up-to-date statements.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: No, it is just a proposal.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: It is. It is not enough on its own.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)
Catherine Murphy: We have.