Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Aontaím leis an Teachta maidir lena ndúirt sé faoin Athair Reid. Chas mé leis cúpla uair agus tá a fhios agam go ndearna sé obair dian, iontach i leith próiseas na síochána, ní hamhain sa Tuaisceart, ach i dtír na mBascach, sa Spáinn freisin. Níor chas mé go pearsanta leis ach cúpla uair, ach bhí díospóireacht agam leis. Go ndéanfaidh Dia trócaire ar a anam dílis.

The Health Service Executive has an obligation to produce its health service plan for acceptance and approval by the Minister for Health, based on the budgetary allocation to the Department of Health and the ancillary services. The plan was delivered by the Health Service Executive to the Minister yesterday, as is the HSE's obligation, with accompanying correspondence. The Minister for Health now has three weeks to reflect upon and consider that plan and give his comments on acceptance or amendment of the plan, as the case might be. That work is already under way, so I do not want to comment any further on it except to confirm that it has been delivered. I can also confirm that the Minister and his officials are now working on the presentation of the plan to see whether it is acceptable to him or whether he considers that it should be amended in one fashion or another.

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