Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Thank you.

I thank the Commissioner, Mr. Harris, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Twomey, chief administrative officer, Mr. Nugent, director of communications, Mr. McLindon, and Superintendent Broderick for their attendance here. It might interest them to know that commentary among colleagues afterwards will be that the Commissioner has trimmed the attendance at the committee and at least ten have remained at work rather than attend the committee. Well done.

It was previously the case that the Garda appeared to be in competition with the HSE, which used to arrive to the health committee with a phalanx of officials. I wondered what those officials would otherwise be doing. I thank the witnesses for their frankness in engaging with the committee. I look forward to hearing from them on the various matters in regard to which they have undertaken to correspond with the committee.