Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The only observation I will make is that the committee is regularly told recommendations have been made and there is an implementation plan. In the case of other organisations, we have found 12 months later that 70% of the recommendations have been implemented and several have not been implemented. The issue is the follow through. The HSE has accepted the report. This morning, members went through recommendations the committee made to various Departments last year. We made approximately 50 recommendations, of which 90% were accepted, but the issue is whether the Departments will do anything about them. It is easy to say a report or recommendations have been accepted. The follow through is the major issue. Who should appear before the committee on 1 July next year and demonstrate what has been implemented? Who is that person? Is it the chief medical officer?