Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 January 2014
688. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health whether he is satisfied that an organisation (details supplied) in receipt of Health Service Executive funds is compliant with public pay policy; the amount of funding the organisation received in 2013; what it will receive in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3642/14]
View answerRehab Care and the National Learning Network, which are part of the Rehab Group, each receive funding from the Health Service Executive (HSE) under Section 39 of the Health Act. The staff of organisations which are grant-aided by the HSE under Section 39 are not public servants and these organisations are not subject to public pay policy. The HSE enters into Service Level Agreements with such organisations in relation to services provided by those organisations which are "similar or ancillary to a service that the HSE may provide." Section 39 Service Level Agreements require disclosure of senior management pay to the HSE. Section 39 organisations may be involved in a range of other activities which are not funded by the HSE.
At the request of the Minister for Health, the HSE has written to all CEOs of Section 39 agencies outlining health sector pay policy and requesting each agency to have due regard to public pay policy, in particular in respect of each agency's senior management.
The Department has asked the HSE to provide the Deputy with the 2013 figures he has requested and with the 2014 allocation, when the figures for 2014 become available.
