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Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I have a letter sent by Joan Regan of acute hospitals policy division 3 to Professor Herity while he was compiling his report. The letter says that following the Dublin review the acute hospitals policy division 3 asked the acute coronary syndrome, ACS, programme to review the arrangements for the provision of primary percutaneous coronary intervention, PPCI, nationally and to make...

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: Can the witness furnish the committee with that information?

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: Could he also inquire as to whether there are terms of reference for the review and who will carry it out?

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I am asking for specific information.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: If Mr. Mitchell is listening, the specific information-----

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: -----I am asking for is that there are references to a national review and I am unsure as to whether it has commenced. In any national review of services, whatever the outcome of the review, it may cost more or less money and there could be improved or reduced services in various areas and it will have an impact on hospital budgets and so on. In that context, hospitals, patients and others...

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I wish to deal with the issue of section 38 and 39 organisations. The first meeting of this committee that I attended was the one at which we dealt with the internal audit at Console. Mr. O'Brien might remember that hearing.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: There were up to 80 findings in that report, all of which were flagged as high priorities. Mr. O'Brien might also remember that, because of the nature of the issues raised, the internal audit found that there were systemic problems in the HSE's relationship with the organisations and service level agreements in question. Since then, there have been issues with GLEN, St. John of God and so...

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I appreciate Mr. Mulvany's answer. Given that I have limited time, would it be possible to furnish the committee with a report on what changes have been made to the HSE's interaction and relationship with and oversight of sections 38 and 39 organisations from a governance perspective since the Console internal audit report?

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: Would it be possible to get that?

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: St. John of God "told HSE auditors it was common practice for State-funded section 38 agencies to top up executive salaries, often from private sources" and the HSE was "specifically aware" at the time "the order paid supplemental pay to employees." Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: May I put the process to Mr. O'Brien so as to ensure that my information is correct? In 2013, a direction from the HSE banned top-up payments. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: It became necessary then for all charities to regularise matters and ensure that no non-Exchequer funding was used to supplement approved rates of pay.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: All sections 38 and 39 agencies. I am sorry.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: That is correct.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: St. John of God asserted at the time that this could have "serious implications" for the order's funding "due to contractual terms and future pension risk of the employees".

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: While I am on it. I am nearly finished. I will forgo my second contribution if I can finish this.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: Would the HSE have been informed by St. John of God that it was concerned about these "serious implications"?

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: There is no evidence that it came to the HSE.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: According to my information, the HSE "rejected these arguments" and imposed a ban on top-up payments, but Mr. O'Brien is telling me that they were not rejected because the request was not made.