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

He set out his understanding of the meeting that was held, and the CRC apparently worked on that understanding thereafter. The next letter from the HSE to the CRC was in 2012, so the HSE was absolutely aware of what was going on in the CRC in 2009. It was aware of what was going on back to 1996 and the parliamentary question. While we are dealing here with the CRC, St. Vincent's and the other organisations, which total 44, it is clear beyond doubt that the health boards - or the Department of Health at that time because that is who they were dealing with - the HSE thereafter, and the Department of Health knew exactly what was going on.