Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 July 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive

2:00 pm

Photo of Joe CostelloJoe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Cullen for attending. His attendance is in stark contrast to St. Vincent's hospital. I have a few questions. First, could Mr. Cullen give us the name of the person who has been appointed as the external independent forensic auditor? Whatever about the flaws in St. Vincent's, it was able to provide us with the name of the person who is conducting its internal investigation. Second, could Mr. Cullen provide the committee with a statement of the terms of reference?

On the procurement policy, Mr. Cullen stated that the hospital had an internal audit process. There is a strong suggestion that oversight has not been satisfactory in this case. An employee has resigned, which is prima facieevidence that something has happened, and the fact that he or she has-----

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