In December 2021 the Director General of the Central Statistics Office, Mr. Pádraig Dalton, the Secretary General of the Department of Health, Mr. Robert Watt, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive, Mr. Paul Reid, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (PDF 8,145KB) with regard to the compilation of System of Health Accounts (SHA) statistics. This document clarifies the roles and responsibilities of, as well as the areas of cooperation between, the three organisations in relation to SHA.