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- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I was conscious that Mr. O'Brien had written to St. John of God services and my initial question was to establish what they had replied. It appears, and we will see this letter, that they wrote back giving an assurance of compliance with public pay policy. That was the gist of their response.
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It has now materialised that, in fact, this was not the case. That, in and of itself, is a concern. I hope that is not the case with other section 38 organisations.
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is very welcome.
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Mr. O'Brien indicated in his opening remarks that he has had subsequent correspondence with St. John of God services, obviously when it came to his attention that far from being in compliance they were, it appears, flouting the rules. When was that correspondence sent?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is 8 July of this year. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: From 2013 to the correspondence of 8 July, is there any other paper trail between the HSE and St. John of God in respect of conformity with public pay norms?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: What do we call this document?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: In that compliance statement does St. John of God reiterate or claim again that it is in compliance with public pay policy or indicate these top-up practices?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: There is another issue around compliance with public pay for this organisation. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Mr. O'Brien cannot tell us any more than that. Is that the case?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I understand that and I do not want Mr. O'Brien to do that either. However, I do not believe there is any difficulty with committee members asking questions about a chain of correspondence and establishing the facts. I fail to see how that would intrude on the matter.
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Help me again, please. The HSE writes to St. John of God in 2013. The organisation writes back saying everything is kosher. What happens next? Does the HSE write back thanking those involved and saying it is good to hear St. John of God is in compliance? Can the HSE officials help us and bring us through that chain or sequence?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Was St. John of God one of these?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: What did that report state?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, tell the committee what it states - it is also relevant for viewers.
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: What did the HSE say to St. John of God officials on 5 May and 20 May? What I am hearing thus far is that HSE officials knew there was breaking of the rules, they knew there were anomalies that had be resolved and then business cases had to be submitted. Then, St. John of God did not go through the September framework to make a claim for the business case because those involved were telling...
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Then Ms Mannion wrote to them in May. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: What did St. John of God officials say? They did not write back to Ms Mannion. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: What did they say?
- Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statement 2015 (15 Jul 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I thank Ms Mannion. I am conscious of time.