Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has completed work on its code of governance; when this code is intended to be published; the role her Department has in contributing to the code; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29292/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Section 35 of the Health Act, 2004 requires the Health Service Executive to submit a code of governance for my approval.

This code is to include, amongst other things:

an outline of the guiding principles applicable to the Executive

the structure of the Executive including the roles and responsibilities of the board and management

the methods to bring about the integration of health and personal social services

the Executive's internal controls

the nature and quality of services to its clients and

a code of conduct for board members.

A draft code of governance has been prepared by the Health Service Executive and was submitted to my Department last week. It is now being examined by my officials. The Executive will publish the code of governance once it has been approved by me under section 35 of the Health Act, 2004.