Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I believe there is a real possibility of a counterclaim here for non-delivery within the timeframe. A slippage of two years is really serious. The previous Secretary General at the Department of Health made a commitment to provide this document to the committee when it was due. I think it was due at the end of last year. Mr. Watts subsequently joined the Department and suddenly, the attitude changed to providing a copy of the document to the Committee of Public Accounts and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health. Was the change of Secretary General material to that change in attitude? Who is advising Mr. Watt on what should happen in this matter, or is he the final arbiter?