Results 461-480 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I believe that the members who have been chosen by the Minister to be on the new board are well qualified.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I do not have any particular personal opinion on the matter. I am just reading what has been stated to me by the Department, namely that the people on the board who have been appointed are well qualified to deal with any situation that may occur.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I do not know because I do not know the people on the board myself, to be honest.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I know their names but I am not familiar with all the individuals and I will not get into the detail of discussing individuals on the board.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I said specifics about individuals.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I understand.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I reiterate that the members of the board came through the PAS process. Amendment No. 6 is concerned with a nominee by ICTU. The Minister appreciates that the amendment states that the nominee should have sufficient experience and expertise to allow him or her to make a substantial contribution to the performance of the HSE's functions. However, in establishing the board, we need to move...

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I thank all the members of the committee. Let me refer to one of the documents I have been given by the Minister's office. Potential board appointees come through the Public Appointments Service process. The competencies sought in respect of board appointments are advertised, which allows candidates to be put forward for appointment based on the skills and experience they bring. The...

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I will bring the concerns of the Deputies back to the Minister. On Committee Stage, on behalf of the Minister, I will not accept the amendments.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: The result of the vote has implications for the Bill and will result in Report Stage amendments. The Minister will consider what amendments will be needed and will have to take legal advice on the matter.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016 and the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards 2014 note that persons being proposed by Ministers for appointment as chairpersons of State bodies are required to make themselves available to the appropriate Oireachtas select committees to discuss the approach they will take and their views about the future contribution of the...

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 8: In page 8, to delete lines 40 and 41 and substitute the following: "(2) The Board shall— (a) satisfy itself that appropriate systems, procedures and practices are in place— (i) to achieve the Executive’s object, (ii) for the internal performance management and accountability of the Executive in respect of the...

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 9: In page 9, line 1, to delete "(3) The Board" and substitute the following: "(4) The Board".

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 10: In page 9, line 3, to delete "(4) If a function" and substitute the following: "(5) If a function".

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 11: In page 9, line 4, to delete "subsection (3)" and substitute "subsection (4)".

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 12: In page 9, line 6, to delete "(5) The Board" and substitute the following: "(6) The Board".

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 13: In page 9, line 7, to delete "subsection (3)" and substitute "subsection (4)".

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 14: In page 9, line 8, to delete "(6) The Board" and substitute the following: "(7) The Board".

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 15: In page 11, line 7, to delete "section 16P(3)" and substitute "section 16P(4)".

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 16: In page 12, line 20, to delete "by the Minister" and substitute "by the Board with the approval of the Minister given". The Bill provides that the terms and conditions of the CEO are determined by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The board does not have a role. However, given that the CEO is appointed by the board...