HSE Records

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 October 2014

Thursday, 2 October 2014

Questions (152)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

152. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the total annual cost to the Health Service Executive for the storage of records and archives which are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; the sites at which these records are stored; the cost of engaging outside professional services in respect of the storage of records; if he will include the HSE as a named body under the Schedule of the National Archives Act 1986; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37555/14]

Written answers

Minister for Health

Issues relating to the National Archives Act, 1986 are a matter for the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The Health Service Executive is not a scheduled body under this Act and no application has been made to include the Health Service Executive in the schedule.

The maintenance and preservation of its own records is a matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.