Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 May 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020

9:30 am

Photo of Verona MurphyVerona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Will Mr. Watt tell me, and again I ask the question, what actions he has taken since he took up the position of Secretary General more than 18 months ago to ensure the implementation of the funding to deliver the health service?

Which of these best describes his actions? A, would Mr. Watt say he has identified the problem and he does not know what to do about it? B, would he say he has not identified the problem? C, would he say he is on a large salary, gets paid regardless and just does not care, because we are seeing no improvement in the health service? I have asked Mr. Watt about two areas, CAMHS and the home care support scheme, and what actions he has taken to implement the 1 million extra hours that have been granted by the Government. To be fair, the Government is doing its bit. We are not starved of funding but we seem to have a Third World health service with growing waiting lists. Is it A, B, or C?

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