I have discussed the progress made to date regarding the recruitment of a chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive with the chairman of the Health Service Executive. The chairman, who also chairs the recruitment committee, has informed me that the recruitment process started again in December. The position was advertised in the national media during December.
An extensive search campaign has also been undertaken by the recruitment agency, both nationally and internationally. The recruitment campaign has been underway for two months and the chairman expects that it will be a number of weeks before a short list of suitably qualified candidates is compiled.