Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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557. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions between the Ireland East Hospital Group, IEHG, and the HSE acute hospitals division to address the disparity in funding sought by IEHG to address service requirements and planned and approved developments, including winter initiative, the new developments in counties Wexford and Kilkenny as well as full costs associated with the establishment of the pancreatic transplant service to St. Vincent's University Hospital and full year costs of 2015 developments, with the actual allocation received in 2016, have been concluded with an outcome that was satisfactory to IEHG; and the details of the outcome of the discussions. [21931/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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In relation to budget allocations for 2016, as the Deputy is aware additional funding of €500m from the Supplementary estimates and Winter Initiative, which was recently passed in the Dail, will be provided to the HSE shortly. I am confident that this additional funding gives Hospital Groups, including the Ireland East Hospital Group (IEHG), a realistic budget for 2016.

I have also stressed that there must be compliance with budget this year and Hospital Group CEOs, including the IEHG Group CEO, must ensure that the challenge of delivering the National Service Plan within budget is met with a focussed management effort on the delivery of savings, and an early improvement in the overall budgetary situation. In relation to HSE negotiations with the IEHG regarding its 2016 allocation, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.