Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Reid. I express my thanks and appreciation to him and the HSE staff for their efforts over the past year and a half. Front-line staff were tested and they stepped up to the plate.

The lead speaker today is Deputy Carthy, who has 15 minutes. The second speaker will be Deputy Verona Murphy, who will have ten minutes. All other speakers will have five minutes. I hope we are moving towards the end of conducting meetings virtually. I hope we will be able to do better in terms of time in the coming weeks and that people will be present in the committee room. As our time is limited, I will keep committee members to their time and allow them to come in a second time. I call Deputy Carthy.