Results 1,461-1,480 of 2,211 for speaker:Paul Connaughton

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Many members will have constituents who are awaiting the approval of a place for a loved one. I know an individual who thought he would be offered a place for his mother last Thursday, having waited for the normal four-week period. He is waiting to see if it will happen today. Is Mr. O'Brien saying he still has the same chance of getting a bed as someone who is in a long-term bed in hospital?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: It was four weeks ago.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: If someone contacts the HSE who has taken on the financial burden, which he or she can ill afford, of placing his or her loved one in a nursing home, how long will it take for a hardship review to be carried out?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Can the witnesses explain why the delayed charge, etc., was introduced for the two to three week period?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Therefore, no one is being disenfranchised from the HSE's perspective and everyone on the list will be taken care of in an appropriate period of time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Where are we currently in respect of the two to three week period?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Does the HSE expect to have to do it again, all going well?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I move on to the issue of agency staff and their use throughout the wider HSE. Is the HSE hoping to save this year on the agency staff payroll?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Are agency costs for January 2013 10% higher than they were in the same month last year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I am referring to the overall cost.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Is the HSE on target, therefore?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: What is the up-to-date figure for spending on security and rent in respect of property within the HSE?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Is the HSE still looking to offload properties?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Is it hoped to offload more?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: In my constituency in Galway, €1.4 million was spent on Toghermore House, a mental health facility, within the last two to three years. There is now an issue and the section may be closed. While I understand that Mr. Woods may not be familiar with the background, it is remarkable that €1.4 million could be spent on a facility within the last two to three years only to have the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I thank Mr. O'Brien for attending and his opening statement. I wish to ask a general question on the reductions required in 2013. Of the figure of €721 million, how much of it has been achieved to date, now that we are one third of the way through the year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: As of now, therefore, can Mr. O'Brien say we are on target to reach the figure of €721 million at the end of the year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I understand the situation in which the HSE finds itself, but is it correct to assume that if the money is not saved through payroll, it will be saved through cuts to services?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Let me move to the fair deal scheme. How many are on the list waiting for the scheme to be approved?

Public Sector Pay and Conditions: Motion [Private Members] (23 Apr 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Like many Members of this House, I am disappointed that the Croke Park II proposals were rejected by the unions, but now that they have been rejected, it is important that we properly explore the reasons they were rejected and consider the views that were shared in order to determine the best course of action. There is no easy option to be taken. A total of €300 million in savings...