Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

No problem. I thank all the witnesses for their statements and contributions so far. I was taken with the penultimate page of Mr. Woods's opening statement, which states the HSE's "objectives remain as set out earlier; to provide a capacity reserve against surge pressures, to maintain essential service to non-COVID but time-dependent surgery and treatments, to ensure safe environments for both patients and staff and to address the extensive build-up of displaced work as soon as possible." Is it fair to say that the HSE would have liked to have seen this contract continue?