Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Regarding Professor Keane, no. He and I were at a SIAC meeting. When I took office, I met SIAC to thank its members for their work. I am open to correction if I have this wrong, as I am going from memory, but the next communication I had was the resignation letter.

Ms Magahy and I worked approximately four offices away from each other. We worked on many issues together. We had great ambitions, and still have great ambitions, together from Healthy Ireland to advanced nurse practitioners, from elective hospitals to waiting lists. It was Ms Magahy whom I asked to put together all of the work for the multi-annual waiting list plan. She did an excellent job. She led the work on the electives. She and I spoke regularly. Through our meetings, did she raise frustrations about this or that not moving fasting enough? Undoubtedly. Regarding her resignation, though, the first I was aware that it had escalated for her to that level was when she came to tell me she was resigning.