David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The question then is why was the Minister surprised.

I will go through some of the quotes on the public record from some of these individuals. It is more important than ever now for us to hear from these people. A standing invitation has been issued to many of the people to whom we have referred. We will have to revisit this issue next week. Returning to some of the things said on the public record, however, let us start with Laura Magahy. She was quoted saying that there had been "“slow progress in three key areas requiring dedicated, focused, reform effort: [regionalisation]; ehealth; and waiting lists". Does the Minister share Ms Magahy's concern in that regard? Does he agree that there has been slow progress in those areas?