Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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1722. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in the HSE working on procurement services providing support to contracting authorities and their respective grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38193/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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1723. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the HSE procurement service has been contacted by contracting authorities for guidance on the inclusion of social and environmental criteria in procurement contracts; if the HSE procurement service monitors the level of use of social and environmental criteria in procurement by contracting authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38194/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.