Mr. David Walsh:

The chief executive of the HSE is accountable for the performance of the HSE. My colleagues and I are accountable to him for our performance. The chief executive is accountable to the board of the HSE. The Minister has accepted the report and has tasked the Department to lead on implementation of the recommendations. I will ask Dr. MacLellan to outline how the Department is doing this in co-operation with the HSE and others.