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

Most of the section 38 and 39 organisations are not audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General so that responsibility lies with the HSE. The correspondence is very general and I agree with the Chairman that without specifics it is difficult to know the magnitude of what is being talked about and whether it is solid information. Each one of these organisations is audited and the HSE has a responsibility. Therefore, it is important that the committee writes to the HSE seeking assurances about the HSE's internal controls, how an audit proceeds and whether this matter would show up in an audit. We need to get those assurances in the first instance.