Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank all our witnesses and would like to repeat what my colleagues said in terms of the extraordinary efforts during the past 18 months. In regard to the commissioning of private hospital capacity, and the agreement put in place in 2020 to ensure that private hospital capacity was available to supplement the public system, and a potential surge, can the committee get an overview in terms of how that contract was negotiated and the involvement of the Department of Health?