Written answers

Tuesday, 28 February 2006

Department of Health and Children

Hospital Accommodation

11:00 pm

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects to approve the funding required for the next and final phase of the Naas Hospital development plan; if sanction for the project is her responsibility or if she has devolved responsibility and deferred the political decision to the Health Service Executive; the likely sequence of events in this case; if the initiative in respect of such matters rests with her or the Health Service Executive; if she is directly responsible to Dáil Éireann for moneys voted by the Dáil for her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8204/06]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive, HSE, under the Health Act 2004. Under this Act, the chief executive officer of the HSE is appointed the Accounting Officer for the Vote of the executive and is accountable to the Committee of Public Accounts through the Comptroller and Auditor General for the Appropriation Accounts of the executive.

The executive has responsibility for considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department is requesting the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

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