James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 72 together.

The service plan for the HSE includes two amounts of €15 million to be saved during the course of 2013. Further details of these amounts will be included in regional business plans which are close to finalisation.

The €15 million related to probity is a savings target related to the purchase and use of goods in local integrated service areas, which are referred to within the HSE as "local schemes". The second target relates to a specific procurement initiative intended to deliver €15 million of value to the HSE during the course of 2013. This initiative is still under deliberation and is commercially sensitive and, as such, it is not possible to provide further details at this time.

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