Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In its correspondence, the HSE outlines that it had undertaken to report on 2019 procurement, but that it was delayed due to Covid-19 and staff being redeployed. The HSE states that it was to be completed and presented to the Government by April of this year. The HSE goes on to say that it intends to present the 2020 figures in April 2021. I do not follow why the project for 2019 has been abandoned. They started in February with an April deadline and one would imagine there would be adequate time to complete procurement reports for both years by April 2021. Perhaps the Comptroller and Auditor General could give his recommendation for what he would suggest in that regard. Does he see value in also completing the 2019 audit?