Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To clarify, in his eight years on the board, does Mr. Conlan remember anyone saying that the idea from the remuneration committee does not sound right or that there was an awful lot of money coming from the friends and supporters group and where was it going? Was everyone just sitting there like nodding dogs or were there people living up to their responsibilities as directors?

This has been so absurd today that there have been moments that are comical. However, this is very serious as Mr. Conlan knows. These services are vital. The reason the HSE is putting in so much effort to salvage this is because these vital services, provided by front-line staff, are excellent. Did the directors let the organisation down by not challenging, not taking their role seriously and just nodding along?