David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It would be unfair if he was asked to take time off. We cannot get answers to that question. This is the Oireachtas committee which is looking into these issues. One of the issues which arises out of this saga is the treatment of a whistleblower. It is in the public domain. Many things have been said which may or may not be true. We are here, as Oireachtas Members, to get to the truth of what happened and to establish the facts of what happened. Mr. Fitzgerald, the man who is ultimately responsible for answering these questions, is saying he is not in a position to do so.

I will put all the questions I was going to put in regard to the whistleblower. Was he asked, as a whistleblower, to take time off? Was he reassigned from his clinical duties? Was he removed from his clinical lead role? I think they are reasonable questions to ask. Here is a person who stepped forward and who outlined clearly what was wrong and many issues are in the public domain. Is Mr. Fitzgerald in a position today to clear up once and for all if it was the case that this whistleblower was asked to take time off, was reassigned from his clinical duties or was removed from the clinical lead role that he was in?