Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This exchange is not doing the HSE or Mr. Connaghan any good. That is not a finding but my personal observation. We should have been able to deal with this matter in a much more up-front manner and much more clearly. We find ourselves arguing about words and whether a fair assumption was made. There are women listening to this discussion which calls to mind the argument as to how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. It is not helpful to the women involved, the HSE or public confidence in the HSE's approach to this matter when there may some obfuscation involved in dealing with a particular issue. I do not believe the assumption made at the time was valid. Had the witness said that an hour ago it would have been helpful. I hope Mr. Connaghan, as the new director general, observes what is going on here and understands the public concern about how the HSE is handling this issue.