Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2005
256 Dr. Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it has taken the regional chief executive of the Eastern Health Board until 30 September 2005 to answer Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 20 October 2004 (details supplied), which she told Dáil Éireann on 20 October 2004 she was referring to the regional chief executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30231/05]
View answerThe Department is working closely with the Health Service Executive to develop a parliamentary affairs division under the chief executive to distribute parliamentary questions and to track them within the HSE to the point of reply. The HSE's parliamentary affairs division commenced operations at the beginning of last April. It is intended that these new arrangements will enhance performance in providing timely replies to Oireachtas Members in future.
The executive has informed me that it wishes to convey its apologies for the delay in responding in the case referred to by the Deputy.
