Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 December 2013
220. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting time for the parliamentary questions contact in the Health Service Executive to reply to a parliamentary question from the date it is in Dáil Éireann, which is currently 15 days, to a waiting time of ten days or lower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53498/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe HSE's commitment, set out in the 2013 Service Plan, is to respond to 75% of parliamentary questions within 15 working days of referral. The HSE is currently responding to over 80% of parliamentary questions within 15 days of referral and 57% within 10 days. 2014 will be a challenging year but the goal is to continue to maintain and improve those response times within that overall commitment.
