Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health the reason no response, reply or acknowledgement has ever been issued in response to a letter concerning a matter of extreme importance and sensitivity which was sent to the office of the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive (details supplied) via registered post, fax and email; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33552/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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As advised in my reply to your PQ 29762/11 of 18th October 2011, under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 & 2003, the HSE is an entirely separate organisation to the Department of Health and is responsible for ensuring that it complies fully with the FOI Acts. If an organisation does not fulfil its requirements under the Acts, provisions exist by way of internal review and referral to the Information Commissioner to deal with these instances.

Also as previously advised this FOI request was subsequently submitted to the relevant local HSE office where it is being processed. I understand that the relevant decision maker has been in touch with the solicitor concerned and has agreed to a phased release of the relevant records to commence within the next few days.