Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We had a meeting, as the Chairman said, on 28 June at which the chief executive of the HSE engaged in extensive discussions on the 2012 financial situation. I believe that he was correct and proper, as a good public servant, to do that in the interests of the organisations that he serves, and as far as the taxpayer of Ireland was concerned, with reported overruns for the current year. He made specific comments on drug payments issues, charging patients for public beds, and why budgets had not been achieved to date and I believe that was in order. I address my next comment to Dr. Ambrose McLoughlin as he is the Secretary General. Is he chairman of the HSE?