Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

I join with the Chairman and the other members of the committee in expressing our disappointment, frustration and a certain amount of anger at the non-attendance here this afternoon of management from St. Vincent's hospital, which is absolutely unacceptable. I would like that message to go out in the strongest possible terms from the meeting.

I thank Mr. Cullen for attending. Will he provide some details of the investigations he has commenced? Who is conducting the investigation and what are its terms of reference, the timescale proposed and any related facts he might wish to provide? How does the internal hospital audit operate? What is its basis? Is there an internal audit section or a head of internal audit? How often are sections of the hospital audited and how often is there a general independent audit of the hospital?