Office of the Local Health ManagerHealth Service Executive West

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Email: frank.murphy@hse.ieEmail: michellea.egan@hse.ie

16th December 2010

Deputy Denis Naughton,Constituency Offices,Abbey Street,Roscommon.

RE: PQ 47475/10 Palliative care beds at Plunkett Home, Boyle, Co Roscommon.

Dear Deputy Naughton,

Thank you for your PQ in relation to the query relating to the above.

Please be advised due to the public service moratorium on the recruitment of staff the HSE are unable to engage with unions or recruit appropriate staff at this point in order to open this facility.

I trust this clarifies your query.

Yours sincerely,

_____________________Frank MurphyLocal Health Manager,Roscommon