Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The HSE is expert at not complying with procurement rules. Between 25% and 40% of its procurement is non-compliant. The committee deals with its procurement every year. It tops the list in terms of non-compliance with procurement rules, as the Comptroller and Auditor General will confirm. Some 24% of procurement within a sample he took last year was non-compliant. I say that as a warning that Mr. Barry should not rely on the HSE in respect of compliance. If he, as chairman of the board, is looking for people to advise on complying with procurement rules, the HSE is not necessarily the right choice.