Results 541-560 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: If there are four external members and the chairman is an external member, that makes five external members.
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: I am advised that there can be any number of external board members, but it must be not fewer than four. I understand that the Deputy has concerns around the three members from the HSE board. Is that correct?
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: As the HSE is now to have an independent board, it is important in terms of good corporate governance that board members are now further represented on the audit committee as part of the planning and assurance process. It is important to note that the three board members from the HSE board on the audit committee will help feed back to the HSE board what is happening on the audit committee....
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: Yes.
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: There can be more external members as well. I understand the Deputy's concern.
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: However, there would still be an independent chair and four or more external members. That does not mean the committee would have and imbalance.
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: Is Deputy Donnelly indicating his opposition to the idea that not fewer than three members on the committee should be from the board? Is his fear that there could be more?
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: Board members.
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: I have been advised that it is not financial advice, it is advice on financial matters and governance and that is separate to the auditing of the HSE, which is done by professional auditors.
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: As a subfunction of the board.
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 26: In page 24, line 10, 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. 27: In page 24, line 22, 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. 28: In page 24, line 27, 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. 29: In page 5, lines 7 and 8, to delete “and that the Executive shall have a chief executive officer accountable to that board” and substitute the following: “, to provide that the Executive shall have a chief executive officer accountable to that board and to provide for certain other amendments to that Act”. The amendment to the Long...
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: I thank all of the Members present and others who were here previously. I thank them for their kindness and patience in view of the fact that I was not really clear on some of the questions that were asked. I also thank the advisers on either side of me for intervening in respect of those questions. A note has been requested on the terms and conditions of the CEO. That was sought by the...
- Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: Yes, we have taken notes and we will endeavour to have the information that was sought forwarded as soon as possible. I thank Deputy Donnelly and the Chairman.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (19 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: I thank the Senator for her compassion and passion in dealing with this matter. I thank her for the time she put in when she came to see us about her Bill. I asked her to hold off until we put the group together. We have done so. I thank the over 20,000 people who emailed their views on the matter. I appreciate very much the Senator's special interest in this issue. She introduced a...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (19 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: I will not pre-empt what is in the report because I do not know what is in it. I have not asked to be kept informed as the group has proceeded with its work in recent weeks and months. Only when the report crosses my desk will I know the full extent of what is being recommended by the working group. Newspapers can write anything they like. I will have to consult officials in the...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (19 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: I will have to come back to the Senator on that. As I indicated, work was done by internationally renowned researchers and we have looked at other jurisdictions. Until the report is on my desk, I cannot speculate on its contents to the Senator or anybody else, including newspaper reporters who telephone me. Let the working group finish the work it has started and come back with a report....
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (19 Feb 2019)
Catherine Byrne: I certainly will. I am sure that I will be back in the House.