James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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446. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and-or the HSE have in the past seven years entered into contracts with charitable organisations whereby these contracts included a clause regulating and-or restricting the communication of these charities with the media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6041/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. My Department does not, in general, enter into contracts with charitable organisations. However, I will survey the Department and should such any such contract exist, with such restriction clauses, I will provide the requested details to the Deputy. A primary function of the HSE is to manage and deliver health and personal social services and may have contracts with charitable organisations.

I have arranged for your question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.