Health Service Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 March 2012

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Questions (221, 222)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

224 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if and when the Health Service Executive will issue a new tender for recruitment services for the provision of short term or temporary medical agency placements in order to replace existing contracts with employment agencies in order to bring them into line with the new Temporary Agency Workers Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17337/12]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

225 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the new tender process for the provision of short term or temporary medical agency placements will be open to any agency to tender for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17338/12]

Written answers

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 225 together.

As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.