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- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (29 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú - To discuss the recent cancellations of the 100X bus service in Dundalk. Deputy David Stanton - To discuss upgrading the N25 national road in east Cork. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - To...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (29 May 2024)
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (29 May 2024)
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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (29 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I have previously raised the issue of the 100X route with the Minister. This is the Expressway service from Dundalk to Dublin and obviously back again. For many people it is the means by which to get to and from Dublin Airport. Some issues we bring up here have an impact on and relate to many people. In the period since I brought this up previously, I have been inundated. I acknowledge...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (29 May 2024)
Eamon Ryan: I thank Deputy Ó Murchú for raising this important topic. From the outset, I must clarify that while, as Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding for public transport, neither I nor my officials are involved in the day-to-day operation of public transport services. The statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public transport...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (29 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: When I raised the issue before, my supplementary question related to the recruitment of mechanics for bus services. That is something that definitely needs to be addressed. I understand that Expressway is a commercial operation but if we are talking about trying to get people out of cars and making sure we are not putting undue pressure on car park services in the airport, we need to make...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Good morning. Mr. Devane is very welcome. I will start with questions about his term of office. How long is it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Is this Mr. Devane's third term?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Okay. It is five years and then three years. Is that the limit then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr. Devane. I was just curious about the number of years. I turn now to the important issue of budgeting in the HSE and the experience last year when the organisation seemed to have been engaged in deficit budgeting. This issue was highlighted by the chair of the audit and risk committee, who subsequently resigned over the fact that some €2 billion of proposed services...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I would not necessarily be in the camp of people who say the HSE is overspending. I would be more of the view that the organisation is underfunded. Indeed, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council also drew attention to the fact that the funding allocated by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform was not sufficient to take account of the significant...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I put it to Mr. Devane, though, that there is no problem with scrutiny. The issue is if costs related to demographic pressures were not funded. How was it that neither the HSE nor the Department of Health could make this case clearly to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: No, but over recent years the HSE and the Department of Health have not been successful in making the case to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an adequate budget allocation. I would take this as the primary role of the Secretary General in the Department, Mr. Devane, as the HSE chair, and the chief executive of the HSE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Okay. The figures involved here are enormous.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: We could expect that these campaigns would be properly run and they have-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: -----obviously fallen short in recent years. This needs attention. The Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform was critical of the HSE recently in relation to the growth in the numbers of management and administration staff. It was said there was growth of 8.8% in this category of staff last year. The understanding with the changeover to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Why has there been such growth in the numbers? I know that administration staff are needed. I am not saying there should not be any, but why was there such a growth in the numbers?