Results 8,601-8,620 of 21,128 for speaker:James Reilly
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: People may be alluding to something that has nothing to do with the HSE. Can I correct any misapprehension? People who are hired by the Department to be advisers to the special delivery unit are not my advisers. The amendment, as worded, seems to suggest that all officers and employers engaged by the HSE must be tax resident in the State before they are engaged by the HSE. If that is the...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I wish to make two comments. With regard to the last comment, there are a lot of people in this country who work in the health service but reside in Northern Ireland, a different jurisdiction. There has been an attempt to confuse people about the role of consultants that are employed by the Department of Health for various purposes. It has been claimed that they are all now suddenly my...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 15: In page 19, lines 26 and 27, to delete "in accordance with subsections (1) to (5)" and substitute the following:"before the expiry of the period referred to in subsection (2)".Under section 31 of the Health Act 2004 the HSE must submit a service plan within 21 days of the Government publishing the Estimates for the financial year, or in such other period as the...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 16: In page 19, line 36, to delete "Subject to subsection (10)" and substitute the following:"Not later than 21 days after receiving a service plan under this section".
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 18: In page 20, to delete lines 24 and 25 and substitute the following:"(11) The Director General shall comply with a direction issued to him or her under this section.".
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 19: In page 22, line 36, to delete "committee." and substitute the following:"committee, at least one of whom shall hold a professional qualification in accountancy or auditing.".This relates to membership of the audit committee of the HSE. Given the nature and role of the audit committee, a range of skills and experience is useful among the membership and it is best not...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 20: In page 23, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:"(2) The audit committee shall--(a) advise the Directorate on financial matters relating to its functions, (b) report in writing at least once in every year to the Directorate on those matters, and (c) provide a copy of that report to the Minister.".Amendment No. 20 is a substantive amendment designed to...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 21: In page 23, to delete lines 26 to 28 and substitute the following:"(3) The audit committee's duties under subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a) include advising on the following matters:".
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 22: In page 23, line 32, to delete "by the Executive" and substitute "by the Director General".This is a technical amendment.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: The section refers to advice regarding compliance with section 22 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1866 and section 19 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993. Compliance with these sections relates to Accounting Officers. The amendment is required because the director general will be the Accounting Officer who must comply with the legislation in question.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 23: In page 24, line 3, to delete "(3) The audit committee" and substitute "(4) The audit committee".
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 24: In page 24, line 8, to delete "(4) The Director General" and substitute "(5) The Director General".
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 25: In page 24, line 21, to delete "(5) The Director General" and substitute "(6) The Director General".
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 26: In page 26, lines 32 and 33, to delete all words from and including "a" in line 32 down to and including "to--" in line 33 and substitute the following:"a reference in this Act, in any other enactment, in any statutory instrument made under this Act or any other enactment, or in any contract, to--".Section 22 provides that references in legislation to the board and...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: It is.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: Deputy Ó Caoláin is correct. The six months proviso has been removed. I do not have an issue with the six months proviso being included but I would need to take more advice on that. We will come back to it at Report Stage. The point of this was to ensure that the shorter absences are covered without leaving it open-ended where, for example, the person could be gone for a year...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: Deputy Ó Caoláin is correct.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: I will withdraw the amendment until Report Stage and take advice.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: Correct.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)
James Reilly: It is clear we will not be finished by half past six.