Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

The Health Act 2004 provided for the HSE, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of services at the hospitals to which the Deputy referred. The Department has been advised by the HSE's south-eastern area that equipment is being purchased and a number of industrial relations issues addressed in regard to the transfer of surgical services from Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel to St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel. In respect of staffing at Cashel and Clonmel, business cases are being prepared by the HSE's south-eastern area with regard to the resources required for the services.

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