Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Public Accounts Committee
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2014
2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39: Health Service Executive
Chapter 19: Compliance with Prompt Payment Legislation in the Health Sector
Chapter 20: Management of Private Patient Income in the Health Sector
Chapter 21: Control over the Supply of High-Tech Drugs and Medicines
10:00 am
John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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We heard about the issue of small companies involved in procurement and the supply chain, the co-ordination of buying and duplication. I was previously Chairman of the committee and since I have returned to it there has always been an issue with how procurement is run and the integration of the service. While in theory it sounds easy to implement, what are the challenges in implementing it?