asked the Minister for Health if it is intended that the chief executive officer of the Western Health Board will act also as chief executive officer of the North Western Health Board when the position becomes vacant at the end of this year; if so, if it will be in a temporary or permanent capacity; the remuneration, if any, which is involved; the thinking which is behind the decision; if applications were sought; if consideration was given to an appointment from within the staff of the North Western Health Board; the way in which the chief executive officer will divide his time between the two health boards; if the post will be filled with a chief executive officer exclusively for the North Western Health Board at a future date; and, if so, when.
Written Answers. - North Western Health Board Vacancy.
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I am not aware of any such intention.