John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to finish on Mr. Watt's two notes. He referred to the role of the Office of Government Procurement, OGP, and that of the chief procurement officer, CPO. Mr. Watt stated that the CPO was satisfied that matters were being addressed by the board and reported through the governance arrangements established by the HSE and the Department of Health. He went on to state that the CPO would have advised the Minister for Health if he felt that serious matters were not being addressed and were not being communicated to the Department of Health through the governance structures.

I take from this that the chief procurement officer was satisfied that the chairman of the children's hospital board was reporting to the Minister.