Mr. Jim Breslin:

It was not unique, but it was unusual that the HSE had its own Vote as an agency. The director general was the Accounting Officer. We have now reverted to the more usual circumstances in which the Secretary General of the Department is the Accounting Officer. However, Mr. O'Brien, just like any CEO or head of an agency, is an accountable officer. The HSE could be before the Committee of Public Accounts in respect of its annual financial statements. However, I will appear before the committee in respect of the entirety of the Vote, including the HSE.