Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I suggest time would be much better used if we stood over consultants and got them to sign those forms. If I ran a business where staff were not sending out invoices in order to get in fees, that business would not function. I am bringing this down to euro and cent. There is €74 million outstanding that has not even been billed and it is work in progress. Consultants have not signed these forms, which is wholly unacceptable. We are dealing with people on the ground who ask how this happens. Apart from the procedures to be put in place where signing must take place within 14 days, which I welcome, what will be done to clean up the €74 billion owed to the HSE? It has not yet even been billed to the insurance company. What procedures are in place to recover this and give me a timeframe on when this will be done? That is not straying into policy as it is purely about management and making proper use of the people's money. We are charged with overseeing that and asking these questions. Rather than giving me an overview of the process, will Mr. O'Brien tell me what will be done, and when the €74 million will reach the HSE bank account?