Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will double-check whether the RSA came back to the Department in respect of the 30 testers following that open competition and revert to the committee on the issue. I acknowledge members' concerns. I am not here to defend the RSA in any shape or form. There are high-level meetings in which the Department and I put pressure on the RSA to ensure it can reduce the backlog. I commit to continuing to put pressure on in that regard. I will come back to the committee as to whether the RSA has come to the Department regarding those 30 testers.