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Friday, 16 September 2016

Department of Health

Parliamentary Questions Data

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of parliamentary questions for written answer put to the Minister for Health in each of the past five years; the number of parliamentary questions for written answer put to the Minister for Health in each of the past five years that were directly answered by the Ministers for Health; the number of parliamentary questions for written answer put to the Minister for Health in each of the past five years that were referred by the Minister for Health to the HSE for answer, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26036/16]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

YearTotal PQs AnsweredReferred to HSEAnswered by Ministers
20165,1593,3721,787
20158,0335,2582,775
20148,0814,9073,174
20137,2323,6233,609
20127,5904,0453,545

As the Departments PQ database does not provide a breakdown between Oral and Written PQs the number of questions answered reflects both. The 2016 figures are for January to July only.

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