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- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (18 Sep 2024)
Mattie McGrath: On your bikes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Crowe and Senators Kyne, Hoey and Black. The minutes of the committee meeting of 10 July 2024 have been circulated among members for their consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed. The purpose of today's meeting is to receive an update on progress being made by the productivity and savings task force. The task force was established by the Minister...
- 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)
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?