Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assessments that have been made of the expected costs and savings that will result from the new consultants' contracts; the expected change in the average cost to the public health services per consultant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42252/08]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the value for money systems in place to ensure that hospital consultants' work in relation to public patients is in accordance with their contract; if there is a recording of the number of procedures they perform, the number of such patients they see or other comparative measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42253/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 222 together.

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. My Department is in contact with the HSE on the matters raised by the Deputy and I will revert to the Deputy once the requisite information is to hand.