Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

People are entitled to due process here. One has confidence in boards and individuals as they do their job. Should that position change, they will be notified first in that regard. I am awaiting the outcome of the PwC report. Maybe we can be slightly flexible with the time because I do not want to eat up Deputy Donnelly's time. I referenced, under the new Children's Health Act 2018 the passage of which the Deputy would have supported, that I have powers in the future composition of the board and I will consider all of these options. Indeed, I welcome the input of this committee and I would be happy to engage on it when I have the PwC report.

I have not asked anybody to resign because it is appropriate to allow due process. Then I will certainly decide where the accountability must rest. However, there will need to be accountability. Something went majorly wrong here. On that, we are not in disagreement. I merely want to establish all of the facts in line with the Government decision and then decide how best to proceed.