Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome everybody to the meeting. I regret the fact that several people the committee has invited are not here today, but I hope they will come in at a later date. I will start with Mr. Cregan, because it is really his report that has sparked the discussion here today. What he has done as interim administrator is fantastic. What he has done for the CRC is great. The changes that have taken place in a very short period of time have been prompted and stimulated by what he has done. We are seeing the beginning of a renaissance in the CRC, which Mr. Cregan has done much to contribute to.

Was Mr. Cregan the HSE's man in the CRC? He was sent in to do three specific things, some of which were current and some of which involved looking at the past. He was to investigate the past. I am bit uneasy about the fact that he is employed by the HSE and came in and made judgments about his employer, which was in direct conflict with the old board of the CRC.

Does he feel uncomfortable about it?