David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It was important that Mr. O'Brien apologised earlier to the whistleblower in respect of one element of the funding and the service provider. I do not wish to tell Mr. O'Brien what was said when the whistleblower came before a private meeting of this committee for 90 minutes. Given the wider treatment of the whistleblower, there would also be merit in the HSE apologising, not just for the way the funding element was handled but for how the person was treated from the moment they came forward until today.