Parliamentary Affairs

Responsibilities

  • Provision of support to the Minister, Ministers of State and Secretary General for their attendance at the Committee of Public Accounts, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Select Committees.
  • Co-ordination of briefing material for officials and Ministers attending Senior Officials Group or Cabinet Committee on Health meetings.
  • Liaison and co-ordination with the HSE in relation to the timely provision of information for Parliamentary Questions and other Oireachtas business.
  • Monitoring of the HSE's response times to referred Parliamentary Questions and the compilation of statistical data on same.
  • Line responsibility for staff management in the offices of the Minister, Ministers of State, and Secretary General’s office.

Staff

Principal Officer Larry O'Reilly
Assistant Principal Officers Paul Howard
Derek McCormack

Contact

  • Telephone: 01 - 635 4000
  • Fax: 01 - 635 4001