John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the ministerial directive which she has issued to the Health Service Executive in relation to the future role of the former North Western Health Board office in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, which caters for up to 10,000 staff members; the negotiations and meetings which have taken place with the IMPACT union; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that due to lack of clarity, senior management are unsure about their future role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37305/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Organisational and human resources management issues within the Health Service Executive are a matter for the HSE itself. I have been advised by the HSE that it has identified Manorhamilton as one of the five lead sites for its national shared services directorate and that, in this context, Manorhamilton will be a lead site for human resources within the directorate. Industrial relations issues arising from the health service reform programme are the subject of ongoing engagement between the HSE and IMPACT. A framework agreement was agreed by the HSE and IMPACT in December 2004 to assist co-operation with the new structures and reforms, as well as to provide for a genuine working partnership between IMPACT and the HSE in the interests of the users of services and the staff who ensure their provision. I have been advised that processes aimed at resolving any emerging difficulties are in place across the range of functional areas which comprise the HSE. The HSE also intends to have a communications and organisational development strategy in place from the start of next year. It will seek to approach the strategy in a participative fashion with IMPACT and other trade unions.