Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I am in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, to be precise.

I thank the witnesses for appearing before us. Everyone will agree that the past number of weeks have been bad for the concept of universal healthcare, that is, Sláintecare. Regardless of whether that is down to internal or external factors, members of the advisory committee have asked serious questions of the future of Sláintecare. In light of that and the perception it has raised, many people - or some people, depending on their objectivity – believe that there is institutional resistance to reform, be that resistance political or in the HSE, the Department or other bodies. Some of the wording in the resignations of Professor McCarthy, Professor Keane and Ms Magahy is damning of the Sláintecare process and some people will perceive that there is institutional resistance. Would the witnesses like to comment on this perception?