Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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109. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to correspondence received by a company (details supplied), in which it is stated that a hospital is bound by all national contracts, when that hospital had continued to contract services from a company for a period of four years after it ceased to function as a voluntary hospital and joined the Health Service Executive system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16969/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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All Government Departments and Agencies funded from the Exchequer must comply with EU Directives and national guidelines on procurement. Procurement in the health care sector is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office who will follow up.