What is Health Service Executive?
The '''Health Service Executive''' (Irish: ''Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte'') is the publicly funded healthcare system in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], responsible for health and personal [[social services]]. It started on 1 January 2005. The [[Minister for Health (Ireland)|Minister for Health]] is responsible for it. In 2017 there were 67,145 workers and a budget of €16.05 billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Department of Public Expenditure & Reform - Databank - Public Service Numbers|url=http://databank.per.gov.ie/Public_Service_Numbers.aspx?rep=SectorTrend|website=Department of Public Expenditure & Reform|access-date=8 January 2017|ref=per_databank}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Medical and health organizations in the Republic of Ireland]]