Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 May 2017
1106. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE commissioner of the Roscommon mental health service review did not use a standard HSE procurement process, but instead used a systems analysis investigation method to appoint members of the Roscommon review team (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20614/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra1107. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if any members of the Roscommon mental health service review team were known to or linked to any senior members of HSE management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20615/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra1108. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the persons or body that selected persons and the way in which they were selected in view of the fact that the procurement method used was for systems analysis investigations, which required no advertising or interviews and was generally lacking in transparency, in relation to the Roscommon mental health review team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20616/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra1109. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason the Roscommon mental health service review team is using a legal firm in County Mayo to conduct its business in relation to the review, when it is based in Northern Ireland and this same firm is used by the HSE to conduct other business; if the firm can be described as truly independent; his views on whether this is not a conflict of interest; if the HSE is paying this legal firm for the work of the review team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20617/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra1110. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 15 November 2016, the reason the national director of mental health stated that the incident management policy 2014 was used for the selection of external experts for the Roscommon review team; and if the attention of the director was not drawn to the fact that this policy, which only examines individual serious incidents within the HSE, was not suitable for the procurement of a team of experts for such a major review of a whole service. [20618/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1106 to 1110, inclusive, together.
As this is a service issue, these questions have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
