Holly Cairns
Question:713. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to conduct a review of the Health Act 2004. [31074/23]
View answerTuesday, 27 June 2023
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The Health Act 2004 is the legislation which established the Health Service Executive. The Act was amended in 2019 with the Health Service Executive (Governance) Act to allow for the establishment of a Board, which is now in place. It was also recently amended to take account of the transfer of specialist disability functions from the Department of Health to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on 1st March 2023. The Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 provides for the functions and responsibilities of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth under the Health Act 2004 (as amended) in respect of specialist disability services.
There is no current plan for a general review of the Health Act, however if the Deputy has a query in relation to a specific part of the Act my Department can provide further clarification.