Ms Laverne McGuinness:

We have powers in terms of the public funds. They are laid out clearly under section 38. The agencies are not subsidiaries of the HSE; they are separate legal entities. Tomorrow, we will discuss with their chairmen the enhancement of their corporate governance arrangements, in particular, board membership, independence of directors and various good practices that should obtain in good corporate governance and that are already in place in some section 38 agencies. Enhancements could be made in other agencies.