John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. McLoughlin and Mr. O'Brien for attending.

We will use the content of today's meeting to revise the draft report referred to earlier. Before adjourning, I thank the witnesses for attending and for the information they provided. With reference to Deputy Fleming, I intend to meet with the Deputy to discuss today's meeting, as I am sure members would want. The matter will be discussed directly with Dr. McLoughlin in due course. Our intention is to have a sound working relationship with the Department and HSE, one which does not require the taking of prisoners on any side but which demands a degree of courtesy in terms of exchanges. I hope that on reflection the witnesses will find this meeting was productive and that had it taken a different course from the start we might not have had the exchanges we had.

Perhaps we should all go away and reflect as part of the homework.