Tom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 464: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if lands (details supplied) have been sold to a private company to establish a primary care centre; if so, the amount of land sold; the price received; if the land was advertised for public sale or public auction; and if criteria and regulations regarding the sale of lands to private interests were adhered to. [30055/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Requirements in relation to the disposal of assets by the state bodies, including the HSE are set out in the provisions of Part 5 of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies (2001). In addition, the Board of the HSE has put in place a set of guidelines titled "Protocol for the Acquisition and Disposal of Property" which are consistent with and meet the requirements of Part 5 of the Code of Practice. This detailed protocol adopted by the HSE Board governs the sale of land vested in the HSE.

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 which specifies the Executive's authority and responsibilities in relation to the disposal of any land vested in it. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised. My Department has requested that the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive investigate the matter and issue a reply directly to the Deputy.