Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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438. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will publish its service plan for 2016; and when he received the first draft of it. [41829/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The HSE is expected to adopt and submit its 2016 National Service Plan towards in the near future. The relevant legislation provides the Minister for Health with 21 days thereafter to consider, seek amendment to, or approve the Service Plan. My Department was provided with an initial post-budget draft of the Service Plan on Wednesday 11 November, 2015.