Results 12,341-12,360 of 24,326 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (22 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 1644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the number of skilled cooking staff available for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31908/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (22 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 1645. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reinstate modular and industry based training for cooks and chefs in order to increase the rate at which staff are trained and to meet the hospitality sector demand for such skilled staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31909/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind those in attendance to place their mobile phones in silent or airplane mode, as it helps with the broadcasting of the meeting. We have apologies from Deputies Billy Kelleher, Eamonn Maloney, Dan Neville, Catherine Byrne, Ciara Conway and Sandra McLellan, and Senator Imelda Henry. I thank members for being here. Our meeting this afternoon is to discuss procurement practices for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: On that point, we do not have the power to compel witnesses to come before us. St. Vincent's Healthcare Group indicated in the telephone conversation and in the final paragraph of its letter that it would be prepared to come before us once its investigation has been completed. I think the Deputy's points are well made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Ms Gallagher of KPMG is not here to defend herself.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I am sure she is a person of the utmost integrity and independence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: It seems to me, based on the tone of the letter we received and on the conversation I had with Mr. Jermyn, that the hospital was not trying to obfuscate by not appearing before the committee. It would have been better if the hospital had been represented here to answer the questions raised by members. Is it agreed that we will write formally to the hospital following today's meeting on the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Cullen. There is no need for Mr. Cullen to read the part of his submission relating to procurement policy because it will be seen as part of his testimony.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind the Deputy that these are all allegations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Okay. Thank you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Deputy Ó Caoláin understand that is an allegation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to draw the committee's attention to correspondence No. 1401(a) and (b). Professor Keane, the acting chief executive officer, is on annual leave. I refer members to the last paragraph of the correspondence, in which the hospital has said it will come before the committee. I also wish to make it clear that it is important that people do not give opinion regarding the nature of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Prior to that, how robust was the hospital's auditing and reviewing of its stocktaking and procurement practices?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Are they unannounced?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I will take one question from Deputy Troy and then go back to the members of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: These are allegations, of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Deputy to withdraw that remark, because he cannot prove it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to come back to Deputy Mitchell O'Connor's questions for one second. In the appendix to Mr. Cullen's statement, it said that invoices are subject to a three-way match before payment is authorised, namely matching the purchase order, receipt and invoice.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Is that done routinely, as a matter of fact?