Mr. Hugh Governey:

In the context of the very valid points Deputy Harris has made, it seems to be quite a long time since we made our opening statements. What we had decided in advance of coming here today was that we would come in pretty much with our hands up, as distinct from other occasions, perhaps. We are coming in, putting up our hands and saying we have made mistakes and there are things that happened that should not have happened. It is a time for radical and urgent change. It is a real wake-up call for all of us on the board and, I hope, future members of the board of the Rehab Group.

Rather than having it come across that we continue to draw out and build on the errors we have made, I hope it has come across that we are cognisant of the mistakes and errors that have been made. We are committed to addressing them with Dr. Molloy, who would not take on the project until he met the board. He actually insisted on looking around the boardroom table to ensure he had buy-in from every member of the board as to what his strategy would be. I reassure the committee in this regard. I hope the Chairman does not mind my saying that, because we all have personal reputations in addition to our commitment to the Rehab Group, I am absolutely satisfied and determined that the issues that need to be addressed will be addressed to the very best of our ability. Clearly, from the point of view of the committee, and from ours, it is extremely upsetting and frustrating that our two former chief executives are unable to be here today, for different reasons. Unfortunately, it will be a matter for the committee to see how that void can be filled. I just felt I should say that.