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This is a report on the National Pensions Reserve Fund, its return, value and nature of investment.

This is a report summarising specific issues relating to the NTMA Functions and Performance.

This ios a report showing arrangements in how the Dublin Ambulance Service is operated by Dublin Corporation Fire Brigade for the HSE.

This is a report on the Implementation of the Medical Consultants’ Contract. Critical to the successful management of change in this area the following were examined; conclusion of contracts with a critical mass of consultants and verification that the centrally negotiated terms are applied; confirmation that the time commitments are being reflected in on-the-ground rosters and that there are arrangements in place to confirm adherence to public : private ratios; ensuring that clinical directorate models are in place and, where not, that interim arrangements sufficient to guarantee delivery of the new arrangements are in place and enforcement of the delivery of commitments by those consultants who remain on the 1997 contract.

This is a report on Performance Measurement and Improvement in the HSE. HealthStat is an important step towards the development of an effective performance management system in the HSE. It is recognised that it is at the early stages of development and will continue to be refined, enhanced and extended to other arms of the service in future years. In this regard, the primary aim of the examination was to identify how HealthStat is working and make recommendations for improvements.

This is a report on the Management of Private Patient Income. The report sought to examine the extent to which private patients are treated in public hospitals and whether all private patients were being charged for accommodation by hospitals in circumstances where they had a private treatment relationship with their consultant, whether the full economic cost was being levied on private patients, whether Consultant Contract 2008 will impact on the recovery of accommodation charges by hospitals in respect of private patients and the timeliness of debt recovery by hospitals in the public health system.

This is a report on the National Treatment Purchase Fund, the report examined the procedures in place to validate the waiting list and the arrangements for the cost-effective procurement of treatments by the NTPF.

This is a report on the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, including the Environment in which the Service Operates and the Organisation of the Service. The report reviewed whether the service as currently structured delivers its service efficiently, reaches the target population (low-income families who are in debt or at risk of becoming so) and has had its effectiveness assessed.

This is a report examining the Transfer of Welfare Functions, especially the progress to date on the execution of the Government decision.

This is a report showing a Review of Jobseeker Payments, specifically, a Review of the administration of Jobseeker cases in local offices is a normal part of the audits of social welfare spending, and aims generally to confirm, on a sample basis, that payments made are in line with claimants’ entitlements. In addition, the review sought to establish to what extent the ongoing significant increases in the number of persons registering as unemployed was impacting on the service provided to clients and on the level of control being exercised over payments.