Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the portion, leaving aside fixed costs such as payroll, of the Health Service Executive budget she regards as being dedicated or ring-fenced, in that it is directed towards the meeting of statutory entitlements under the Health Acts; the portion she regards as being discretionary, in that service provision is not underpinned by statutory entitlement; if the HSE budgetary process is designed in order to enable a clear distinction to be made between the funding of services that it is by statute obliged to provide and other services; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18638/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. 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.