Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will Mr. Woods confirm whether an employee of the Mater public hospital was referred to in the "Prime Time" programme? Will Mr. Woods explain how the Mater public hospital purchased a patient management system last year for €500,000 without going to tender? Can hospitals use private funds to get around the procurement system, either from donations or their own foundations? If so, how can this allow them to get around the tender process? Will Mr. Woods confirm whether the HSE cut prices in 2011 for all section 38 agencies? Was the effect of this to increase prices for hospitals, which were then used in the hospital procurement service group arrangement? Effectively, prices increased for large hospitals and decreased for small ones.

Will Mr. Woods explain how the contract to supply mattresses, including pressurised mattresses, to Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore and my local hospital, Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar, works? When was the last time that contract went to tender?

Will Mr. Woods confirm whether it is a HSE policy that employees or members of a board must declare any interests in pharmaceutical or medical supply companies? Is he aware of whether anyone has declared such an interest? How many people working within the HSE have such an interest?