Results 841-860 of 2,335 for speaker:Tom Neville

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if the national cancer control programme will provide funding for a pigmented lesion clinic outreach in-service in a hospital in the South/South West Hospital Group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39691/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39479/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application for grant aid by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39513/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Disability Allowance Payments (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance payment to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if a higher rate will be awarded in view of the circumstances. [39480/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Service Level Agreements (27 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for implementation of the service level agreement being drafted between University of Limerick Hospital group and Saolta University Health Care group to enable a person (details supplied) to provide TAVI services on behalf of UL Hospital group; and his views on whether it is imperative that this service level agreement is implemented in view of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (27 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: 205. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the calculation method for employee's PRSI contribution for those earning between €352.01 and €424 will be simplified (details supplied); if not, if the entry level will be increased to €424; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39160/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: I agree, but has management level in the HSE not grown?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: This will be a bit of over and back. I hope the witnesses do not mind if my questions are a bit out of kilter. I apologise for being slightly late. On the findings, in the terms of reference for phase 2, a final report is to be given to the Minister by the end of 2018. Are the witnesses working on a final report or is it their recommendation that one should be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: Will the final report be ready by the end of this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: Do the witnesses think they will make that target?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: What kind of difficulties emerged in getting data? What stumbling blocks were there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: Will Mr. Duffy give me an example of what may not be available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: I am a bit perplexed that there is not. There is no specific database of positions to be filled, broken down either by CHO or by subspecialty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: With the greatest respect, as the witnesses are just telling us what they are finding and this is not a slur on them, there is a centralised human resources, HR, service across the HSE. Does it not have that data?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: We have been presented with figures of staff shortages that are broken down by community healthcare organisation, CHO. When the witnesses asked for those figures, that was manager-driven to get those specific figures. Were the witnesses able to get them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: Is the report going to streamline where the quick wins may be and where the medium-term and long-term wins are? I think the committee heard that there are 26 or 28 steps to hiring a psychiatric nurse, which is very cumbersome. Will the report be highlighting the quick wins?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: We are trying to tease out where there are quick wins. The likes of the IT systems need to be changed, and that is going to take longer, but those 28 steps could be cut pretty quickly. That is the basis of the question. On recruitment and retention, other jurisdictions are in competition. We know it is a global marketplace now, the price of flights is cheaper, it is easier to get to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: Page 45 of the programme for Government deals with tourism and greenways. I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Griffin, for visiting the great southern greenway in County Limerick recently. That greenway stretches into County Kerry. Applications have been made to Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, for signage on the N21, and I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: My apologies for being late. If any of these questions has been asked already, the officials might let me know and I will look at the transcript. I am seeking the thoughts of the Department officials on the system. Do they believe the changes that have happened in the past ten years since the introduction of smartphones have had an effect on physical activity? Do they believe that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Tom Neville: Is it happening?