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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Nov 2024)

Matt Carthy: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 561 of 9 September 2024, the current status regarding the proposed permanent extension at a school (details supplied); the expected timeframe for completion of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44233/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (5 Nov 2024)

Matt Carthy: 511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 285 and 286 of 18 September 2024, if her Department has ever used artificial intelligence in the preparation of response to Parliamentary Questions; if her Department is aware of Government-approved interim guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in the public service, published in February of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (5 Nov 2024)

Matt Carthy: 901. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the HSE has indicated that there is not an interest in the premises at Cootehill, County Cavan that has been offered as a potential location for adult disability day services; if he or the Minister of State with responsibility for Disabilities will visit the premises in question; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Nov 2024)

Matt Carthy: 1088. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the previous position to exclude staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service from the pandemic bonus payment, given the essential service they provided throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44263/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Nov 2024)

Matt Carthy: 1089. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision of the WRC to award the pandemic bonus payment to a HSE worker who had been previously deemed ineligible has led to other workers in the same category being awarded that payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44264/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Nov 2024)

Matt Carthy: 1090. To ask the Minister for Health if he will analyse the decision of the WRC to award the pandemic bonus payment to a HSE worker who had been previously deemed ineligible to give consideration to the previous decision to exclude staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service from the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44265/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus comhghairdeas. I want to follow up on the issue of one individual who earned over €1 million, with €700,000 of that being an addition in their salary, and the instance whereby a significant portion of that was for a single shift where the person was paid at a rate of six hours per patient for each of four patients who were actually...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: What proportion did Mr. Gloster say?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: My question was whether it is possible. I take it from Mr. Gloster's answer that yes, it is possible.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Is it happening? That is the next question. Is it happening today at all?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Again, I take it from the answer that it is happening but in a more limited way than previously. Is that fair to say?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: No, that is exactly what I just said.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Ms McGirr mentioned that the first option in these instances is for rest leave to be provided in lieu. I am not sure of any worker in any scenario who, given a choice of getting six hours pay for 15 minutes, essentially, or an alternative hour off, would not take the former. In this instance, the witnesses indicated that monitoring may be in place now. When a member of staff works these...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: In terms of the monitoring, Mr. Gloster is right that it may be a small number but the figures are astronomical. How far up the line does the monitoring go? Is the CFO, for example, informed that there could be a potential outlay as a result of a member of staff having worked these hours and provision not being in place to prevent him or her with a rest period in lieu?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: I always have to try to decipher the answers from the HSE. I take it the answer to the question is that it is not elevated to Mr. Mulvany's office in terms of where these-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Even though there could be-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: -----a considerable outlay happening in real time, Mr. Mulvany is not informed until after the fact. Is that fair to say?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: I am conscious of time. I want to touch on what might be a fringe issue. It was reported during the summer that the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, made a finding in favour of an administrative worker in the HSE being allocated the pandemic bonus payment during the summer. Are any of the witnesses aware of that?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: The reason I asked the question is that I am relying on media reports to find out that an administrative worker who had been denied the pandemic bonus payment brought a case to the WRC, which found in that person's favour. Has that result led to a reconsideration of the pandemic bonus payment actually being paid? I take it that none of the witnesses are even aware there was a WRC finding...