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

For clarity in respect of how we proceed on this, we know we are waiting for the accounts to be signed off and, realistically, it will be mid-year or maybe quarter 3. It is a distinct piece of work and will take time. There are other issues, however, on which we are writing to the Department and they are part of another work stream, if you like. We are talking about dealing with those issues earlier than the issue in respect of the accounts and the prospect of there being a prior adjustment. That is later in the year. We are talking about hopefully having a second session in addition to the piece on mental health we will be doing in a few weeks. We hope to have the Department or the HSE, or both, at an earlier stage than the issue that relates to the account. That is what we are saying.