Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 January 2005
273 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the responsibilities and roles of the former chief executive officer of each of the health boards under the newly structured health reforms. [1614/05]
View answerFollowing the establishment of the Health Service Executive, HSE, on 1 January 2005, the HSE has responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, including those functions previously carried out by chief executive officers of former health boards, area boards and authority.
As part of the transition arrangements and as provided for in the Health Act 2004, the interim chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive has delegated responsibility for the administration of health and personal social services to a chief officer in each of the former health board, area board or authority areas. A chief officer is defined as a person who on establishment day was chief executive officer of a health board, area board or authority, or a person nominated to act in that capacity. Each chief officer reports to the chief executive officer of the HSE. I have been informed by the HSE that the delegations will be reviewed by it during the first half of 2005.
