Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy’s first point was on the person who was involved reporting back. Remember, that was just a report that we asked for over the weekend to establish the facts. As the Deputy will be aware, I then commissioned a full independent report to exactly his point.

To the Deputy’s second question, civil servants implement Government policy that they do not agree with every day. I can assure him that there are plenty of civil servants in the Department of Health who will not agree with everything that I and the Government have set down as policy. However, ultimately, that does not matter. Civil servants will challenge and provide analysis. They will-----