Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I cannot give Deputy Fitzmaurice any further details on the contract or on the subdivision to which he referred. The HSE acknowledges that this is an issue and that there have been challenges in the context of delivery. As is our obligation, a number of public representative have brought these issues to the House and to other fora to have it addressed. When the HSE was asked to respond, it acknowledged that there has been an issue and outlined the steps taken to address it. These include electronic control management and putting additional administrative staff in place to try to deal with the logistical issues that have arisen.

I have been assured by the HSE that it is confident it can manage this problem and resolve the issues that have arisen. The HSE wants the service to be of the standard expected and is working towards reaching that goal. It has promised to keep my Department informed of progress. I am happy to share that information with the Deputy. If he has any further concerns, he should feel free to come back to me. I would be more than happy to help. At this stage, however, I have to take the word of the HSE that it is doing everything it can to address these issues and I have to give it the opportunity to do so.

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