John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We started all this as a result of the amount being spent on reports compiled by former HSE employees. Recommendations were made by the HSE and sent to the Department of Health. Where are they? Two months later, they have not seen the light of day. What is going on there? The lack of urgency about this across the board is stunning. A senior counsel is examining the terms of reference. Reports that cost hundreds of thousands of euro, which were concluded years ago, have also not seen the light of day. There has been no accountability within the HSE when it comes to managers who dealt with this. We have seen many press releases stating, "We have changed the system", particularly in the past year, funnily enough, because we got involved. Guidelines and procedures have changed miraculously within the executive. Substantively, there has been no accountability.

It rests with the Garda Síochána. I am not holding my breath. No offence to the senior counsel, but his terms of reference are very narrow. We are getting at something a little different. As well as sending it to the Taoiseach's office, we should send it to the Garda Commissioner's office.