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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Gloster. On behalf of the committee, I would like to be associated with the remarks relating to Mr. Ray Mitchell. He has been extremely helpful and courteous to the committee down through the years. He also came back and engaged and has been a vital structure between us and the Department. On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Mitchell very much for all his help and support....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: The ten minutes is for questions and answers. Deputy Durkan has used up his ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: I know. I am conscious-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: The Deputy has used up his time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: It might be useful for the committee to be sent a breakdown of where people send something if they want to send it back rather than taking up time at this meeting. Most people listening at home would have some sort of equipment they would like to get rid of or return for it to be recycled or reused. I know a number of elderly people who have quite expensive hearing aids sitting in a drawer....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I join the Cathaoirleach in thanking Ray Mitchell for all of his work in supporting the committee and supporting Oireachtas Members generally. I wish him very well in his future endeavours. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and for their presentations. Does the productivity and savings task force include the area of value for money specifically? It is strange that it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Is Mr. Gloster looking at issues such as procurement, outsourcing and other such areas?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It was not that clear. I have a couple of questions on the action plan from March. It was stated that the task force would be fully staffed from May. Is it the case now that the task force is fully staffed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: And in the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: How many people from the Department are on the task force?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: How often does it meet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: There was a report out in June, I think.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: As a matter of interest, a small section of the action plan has been redacted regarding targeted savings. Why has that been redacted?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Why did the HSE not include that as a heading? We were not looking for the detail. It seems strange that the Department redacted that. I am particularly interested in knowing the total savings. That figure has been redacted. I am interested in knowing the total savings over pay, medicines and non-paid procurement. What is the target savings figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: What is that figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Why has that been redacted?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Does the Department now have a total target figure for savings?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It is expected that other organisations set targets, and targets are a good thing generally. How do we know about the HSE's performance if it has not set a target that is publicly available?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: That is one element. There are a whole lot of elements in this. I am asking-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Róisín Shortall: When?