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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Who is dealing with the cultural issues?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: It is being dealt with as part of the work being overseen by the transformation director.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Is that a full-time role?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Is that person employed by CHI?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: The KPMG report was very critical of the fact that there was not a permanent CEO and I am wondering what the Minister is doing in this respect. Additionally, at staff and management levels in the three existing hospitals, the report found that staff and management were overwhelmed because of the pressures on the hospitals. In fact, very little time and attention was being paid to the merger...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I certainly accept that is what the report said in April. On that basis, for example, there is now a clinical transformation director. CHI did not have one of those in place. An interim chief executive has been appointed, as the Deputy will be aware. A recruitment process is also ongoing for the permanent-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It is not satisfactory that the post is an interim one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I agree. The lady who has stepped into the interim role, who is the COO, has done and is doing a very fine job. We interact very regularly on children's spinal issues, for example. It is agreed, though, that we want a permanent chief executive.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It is not a reflection on the individual. It is just a question of how all of this can be managed and a merger at the same time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Yes. I agree.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Is the Minister considering appointing a CEO?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Yes. The CEO is appointed by the board. I met the chair and a member of the board earlier this week in the Department of Health regarding exactly this issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Is there Government approval for the appointment of a permanent CEO?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: There has been no question of Government approval. It is a funded role, so when the outgoing chief executive left, the board moved to start recruiting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Why have we still got an interim person then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: CHI has not yet managed to find someone it believes to be suitable for the role.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: A recruitment process is under way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: It is, and it has been under way for a fairly long time. For what it is worth, I will give the Deputy my view. I do not think we pay hospital managers enough. We pay them significantly less than we pay the consultants, for example, and-----