Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I imagine Senator Conway-Walsh will accept that the likely direction of travel with, and in advance of, Sláintecare is that we will see more functions devolved from national to regional level. I believe that is appropriate. We have hospital group chief executives and board chairpersons. As Deputy Shortall has pointed out, we have hospital and hospital group clinical directors. The HSE informed me today that it will meet my expectation of a formal investigation into each of these. I think we need to let that take place. It is important that these issues are formally investigated.