Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I also congratulate Mr. Quinn and wish him well in his new role. I thank HIQA for the report, which was published today and which, I think, everybody here agrees is quite shocking but at least honest.

With regard to the finding in the report that many staff in leadership positions do not have the appropriate technical knowledge, I took a quick look over recommendation 9. While it is only a recommendation will it be implemented and when might that happen? In the meantime, will these staff who do not have the technical knowledge or the leadership skills continue to work in those positions? If they do not have these skills, they should not be in these positions and they are putting lives at risk. What if these staff cannot be trained? Will they be removed from these positions? What would happen to them?