Mr. Jim Breslin:

I did not send anything directly to the Deputy. The Deputy contacted me directly asking that I intervene in relation to his parliamentary questions, after a very long day at the Committee of Public Accounts. It was late on Thursday night. I assured the Deputy that I would personally intervene the following morning to try to establish whatever information I could for him. The first thing I did on Friday morning when I got to the office was to ensure that that detailed information was requested from the HSE as a matter of urgency. I followed that up on Friday and again on Monday, and last night I discussed the issue with Mr. McCallion to find out what information we were in a position to provide to the Deputy and to stress the urgency of doing so before the committee meetings this morning and tomorrow. Mr. McCallion assured me he would draft a response - and I am fairly sure he was doing that very early this morning - and get it the Department. Before I arrived I saw a letter that the Minister was to sign, addressed to the Deputy.

I saw the email for the letter to the Deputy for the Minister to sign, and he has now got that letter.