Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Obviously, the Ombudsman and his team will work diplomatically to find solutions. Where they feel this poses a problem, we encourage them to report to this committee. We are more than happy to follow up on cases. We see it as a core part of our responsibility.

With regard to some of the issues the Ombudsman has raised today, I propose that we write to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on clinical judgments. The Ombudsman raised that with us when he appeared before us on 1 October last. We wonder whether the Minister would consider extending the Ombudsman's remit to deal with that. Second, we would like to raise the issue of resources, as mentioned by the Ombudsman today on our probing rather than his own pressing. Is that agreed? Agreed.