Bernard Durkan
Question:546. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will set out the tendering and or procurement procedures for the provision of various hospital supplies, goods and or services including equipment, special clothing or footwear and prosthesis; if the Health Service Executive specifically sources individual items in order to achieve optimum benefit for the State or if such supplies are handled through a brokerage which in turn sources and supplies a series of components which are then supplied directly to the HSE; the extent to which any preference is given to Irish suppliers in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29129/13]
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