Mr. Damien McCallion:

I have moved on. I know the areas the Deputy is talking about from the report, I can assure him, it is well read.

On the recommendations as they pertain to page 34 and that section, page 41 sets out Dr. Scally's recommendations on strengthening governance within the programme and addressing those issues. It states that the national screening committee should be strategically linked in more closely, as there was a sense that the screening service was too far down in the governance structure. My role, while an interim one, is to report directly to the director general.

There are a number of other pieces about strengthening public health and an organisational approach to risk management. For example, we are advertising for a director of public health for the programme in order to strengthen that and we are making an interim appointment while that recruitment process is under way. That person will be starting in the next few weeks.

We are dealing with the recommendations as set out by Dr. Scally.