Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views on the Health Service Executive plan to create three new senior management positions for Galway University Hospitals Group; and if so, the rationale for same. [12280/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Galway University Hospitals Group encompasses four sites: Galway University Hospital, Merlin Park, Roscommon and Portiuncla Hospital, Ballinasloe. I believe the recruitment of the three senior managers for the group is a significant step to strengthen and improve performance across the group and within its individual hospitals. I believe that there must be improved performance across the system and that underperformance must be tackled directly by management in the services concerned. There must be capacity at management level in the hospitals to improve and enhance performance and to drive through the reforms planned by Government.