Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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220. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting time for the parliamentary questions contact in the Health Service Executive to reply to a PQ from the date it is in Dáil Éireann, which is currently 15 days, to a waiting time of 10 days or lower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53498/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The HSE's commitment, set out in the 2013 Service Plan, is to respond to 75% of parliamentary questions within 15 working days of referral. The HSE is currently responding to over 80% of parliamentary questions within 15 days of referral and 57% within 10 days. 2014 will be a challenging year but the goal is to continue to maintain and improve those response times within that overall commitment.