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- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (13 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the proposed changes to the delivery of the community welfare service in the Drumcondra area, Dublin 9; and the way these changes will directly affect local residents in receipt of the community welfare service. [49639/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (13 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the significant delays within your Department with respect to the processing of family income support applications, if she will confirm the date a decision will be made on an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [49679/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (13 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in a tabular form, a breakdown of the the total remuneration packages including pay, allowances such as travel and expenses, and contractual pension arrangements for each of the four Dublin local authorities city and county managers; and if he will provide the same remuneration details for all heads of...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Staff (13 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of court judges that retired from the judiciary between 8 March 2011 and 27 October 2011, between 28 October 2011 and 29 February 2012 and between 1 March 2012 to date in 2012. [49552/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Staff (13 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new court judges appointed between 8 March 2011 and 27 October 2011, between 28 October 2011 and 29 February 2012 and between 1 March 2012 to date in 2012. [49555/12]
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is beauty of this committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: There is no set figure for them but there are 59 consultants in receipt of this allowance. It is a large allowance, however, even as a percentage of the large salaries that consultants get. What is the distinction between the three different contracts for consultants?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: On which contract would these 59 individuals who are in receipt of the clinical director allowance be?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: How does it break down?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I raise the point because when one examines the size of the allowance as a percentage of salary for consultants, it is quite significant. Second, there are those differentials in terms of rates of pay and, more specifically, to the public health system. If one is paying an allowance like that for such a pivotal position as clinical director, from a policy point of view it would make sense...
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Why was that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: From the taxpayers’ viewpoint of this particular allowance and the salary scales, irrespective of contract, consultants earn very high salaries even by comparison with non-consultant doctors. The argument has been consistently made that these very high salaries are paid to these individuals because they are all the brightest and the best. Mr. O’Brien’s response to me...
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Accordingly, one would imagine they should be wholly focused on delivery within the public health system.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am aware of that but I am offering it as a contrary viewpoint. Many of the allowances for new entrants which are on the table for abolition are for nurses. What is the wisdom behind abolishing the midwifery allowance, for example, when the focus now is on primary and care in the community and the maternity hospitals are under absolutely incredible strain? In 2011, 924 persons were in...
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: There is no danger that as a consequence people would be discouraged from attaining that specialty.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Perhaps I can ask Mr. Tony O'Brien about payroll.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: How does that sit with the multiplicity of systems the HSE presumably has, with expertise scattered throughout the system? It strikes me that there is no reason the HSE cannot keep it in-house. Similarly, how does it sit with the Croke Park agreement which specifically provides that outsourcing should be a last resort when all other avenues have been exhausted?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: How many staff work in payroll?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The proposition is to outsource the payroll function and redeploy the several hundred officials in question.