Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 460: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff sent from her Department and its agencies to a conference (details supplied); the cost of sending staff to the conference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29996/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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One member of my Department's staff attended the 4th Annual Irish Public Private Partnership Policy Forum conference. The cost was €672.30.

My Department has been in contact with each of the agencies directly funded by the Department and I am informed that they were not represented at the conference.

As regards the attendance by Health Service Executive staff at the conference, my Department has requested that the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive investigate the matter and issue a reply directly to the Deputy.