Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full-time specialists who have been procured through open recruitment in the area of information technology procurement and capital project evaluation and management; and the number of IT procurement specialists who have been seconded between the public and private sectors, as proposed by her as part of the improved value from capital projects. [6018/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department has not procured any full-time specialists through open recruitment in information technology procurement and capital project evaluation and management and no IT procurement specialists have been seconded involving my Department and the private sector. My Department has the necessary skills in these areas that reflects its current policy and evaluation roles. The Health Service Executive is responsible for most of the capital projects undertaken in the public health sector. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.