Ms Anne O'Connor:

It would be line with any HR issue. We have different types of issues. When there is a clinical practice issue, it generally goes to the regulating body. Where we have what is perceived to be an issue of somebody not doing his or her job, from a HR perspective we have processes in place that allow us to address performance. We have a process in the HSE around performance but equally, where concerns are raised around someone's performance there are a number of HR actions available to us, which ultimately include the removal of somebody from his or her post if that is what it comes to. However, that is not a straightforward thing, as the Deputy will be aware.