Ms Anne O'Connor:

We are currently in a process as regards the concerns that have been raised by this individual. That is under way so I cannot comment any more than that. There is a process. I accept the Deputy's point about independence. The person who did that preliminary screening has no previous knowledge of this matter. It is also important to note that the whistleblower in question was not an employee of the HSE so in terms of actually looking at the file, the person who is internally doing the preliminary screening to determine what the appropriate next steps might be is independent.