David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am on paragraph with the heading, NOW NHI AND THE CCPC HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS. It states "NHI hereby confirms that NHI and, to the best of its knowledge, its members did not at any stage implement any collective actions..." Therefore we know it did not implement any, but the question was whether it was discussed.

The document continues to state: "NHI hereby undertakes..." All of the undertakings are the issues that were in the public domain that appeared in the minutes. It is quite interesting. Essentially NHI is saying it promises not to implement what it said it did not talk about. We need to note that we were stonewalled. The witness had a right not to answer questions when he was here. However, the CEO was not in a position to confirm or deny whether the word "boycott" was used. He simply said he did not use it. This document indicates there was an agreement with the CCPC that it did not action what was potentially discussed at that meeting and that it would not do so in future. It is set out in the document. It vindicates us in pursuing this. I acknowledge that there is now a written legal agreement that it will not. However, it certainly raises questions for the organisation about it putting itself in that position in the first place. It ended up having to sign such an agreement with the CCPC.