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TUARASCÁIL BHLIANTÚIL

ón

gComhchoiste ar an Tionscnamh um Bainistíocht Straitéiseach

ANNUAL REPORT

of the

Joint Committee on the Strategic Management Initiative

2001

Orders of Reference of the Joint Committee on the Strategic Management Initiative

Paragraph (1)(a) of the Order of Dáil Éireann of 30 January, 2001 and paragraph (1)(a) of the Order of Seanad Éireann of 7 February, 2001 empowers the Joint Committee to consider-

(i)progress on the programme of modernisation for the Civil Service, as outlined in Delivering Better Government, having regard to-

I.reports from the Strategic Management Initiative Implementation Group of Secretaries General and Heads of Offices,

II.action by the relevant sectors and associated Government Departments, offices and other State Agencies under their aegis on the objectives to be achieved under the modernisation programme during the period of the “Programme for Prosperity and Fairness” as specified in Section 1.4 therein,

III.the strategy statements of each Government Department and Office laid before each House of the Oireachtas by the Minister in charge of that Department pursuant to section 5(2) of the Public Service Management Act, 1997, and

IV.any legislative proposals initiated to progress the programme of change; and

(ii)such matters as may be jointly referred to it from time to time by both Houses of the Oireachtas.

Joint Committee on the Strategic Management Initiative

List of Members

Deputies:	Noel Aherne
	Simon Coveney
	Eamonn Gilmore
	Brian Hayes [Vice-Chairman]
	Brian Lenihan
	Brian O’Shea
	Dick Roche [Chairman]
	Billy Timmins
	Mary Upton
Senators:	John Dardis
	Michael Finneran
	Maurice Hayes
	Therese Ridge

Clerk to the committee: Derek Dignam

Meetings of the Joint Committee

Meeting	Date	Subject
1	27.03.01	Review of Work Programme of Joint Committee
2	10.04.01
3	24.04.01	Implementation of the Patients’ Charter in hospitals and health agencies and the hospitals accreditation scheme.
4	8.05.01
5	22.05.01	(1)Presentation by the Irish Society for Quality in Healthcare (2) Presentation by the Irish Patients Association.
6	5.06.01	Presentation by the Office for Health Gain
7	26.06.01	Presentation by the Office of the Ombudsman in relation to complaints received in respect of the healthcare sector
8	3.07.01	Presentation by the Office of the Information Commissioner in relation to the operation of the Freedom on Information Act 1997.
9	25.09.01	Draft report on Quality Customer Service in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners
10	23.10.01	Discussion on the revised draft report on Quality Customer Service in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
11	6.11.01	Presentation by Mr Tom Frawley, Northern Ireland Omsbudman on his remit as it applies to the healthcare sector.
12	27.11.01	Presentation by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association on quality customer service in the healthcare sector.
13	4.12.01	Presentation by the Departments of the Taoiseach and Finance on the current position of the SMI process.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE

Meeting: 27 March, 2001

1 The Joint Committee met in private session at 3.30p.m. in Meeting Room 1, LH 2000.

2 The following Members were present: Deputy Roche (in the Chair), Deputies Keaveney (in substitution for Deputy Coughlan), B. Lenihan and Upton and Senators Finneran, Glynn (in substitution for Senator Dardis), Hayes and Ridge.

Apologies for inability to attend were received from Deputies Coughlan, O’Shea and Timmins.

3 It was decided that Senator Finneran be confirmed in his position as Convenor.

4 It was decided that the Joint Committee’s regular meeting time should be 3.30p.m. on Tuesdays.

5 It was decided that the Chairman, after consultation with the Vice-Chairman and the Clerk to the Joint Committee, should seek sanction for the engagement of a consultant in connection with the preparation of a Joint Committee report on the Office of the Revenue Commissioners.

6 It was decided to consider, at the next meeting, whether consultants should be engaged to assist the Joint Committee in the preparation of reports on

(a)Customer Service (in the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs)

and

(b)The (Hospital) Patients’ Charter (within the remit of the Department of Health and Children).

7 It was decided that the next meeting of the Joint Committee be held at 3.30p.m. on Tuesday, 10 April, 2001.

8 The Joint Committee adjourned at 4.15p.m.

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Dick Roche T.D.

Chairman of the Joint Committee.

, 2001

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE

Proceedings of the Joint Committee

10 April, 2001