David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy might be talking herself into a job. I am the next speaker and I have a number of questions for Dr. Lynch. Perhaps the ten minutes could be put on the clock. When they have lapsed, out session will be over.

I have a follow-up question to that asked by Teachta Matt Carthy earlier, which I believe was not fully answered. The Deputy asked about the childcare scheme which was put in place for front-line health workers and which did not work. Did anyone in the Department raise a red flag to indicate that the scheme might not or would not work? The question may have been directed at Dr. Lynch and the buck stops with him as the head of the Department. Did he or any of his senior staff raise concerns that the scheme might not work? When she responded, Ms McNally said that they hoped it would work. That was not the question that was asked. The question was not about whether the Department hoped it would work, it was about whether people within the Department had concerns, or had articulated concerns, to the effect that maybe the scheme would not work. Will Dr. Lynch answer that question directly if he can?