Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witness. Going back to the section 38 and section 39 bodies and the weaknesses in the process, given the amount of money allocated was €4.1 billion, members will recall examining last October chapter 19 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report for the public services for 2016. It reviewed the HSE's framework for monitoring grants for service providers. The final sentence indicates that the HSE acknowledges that the audit findings of the 2017 statement on internal control make it obvious that what occurred in 2016 reoccurred in 2017. I accept the point made that there is a systemic examination ongoing. What did the HSE do as a consequence of some of those weaknesses? Will the witnesses give a few examples of weaknesses identified and if there was a financial implication identified? Were there penalties applied to change behaviour? A few examples would be helpful.