David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I accept it is a political decision but it goes to the heart of what the core roles are. All I am saying is that many in the media and the health service who are considering this are saying we should always be examining productivity and savings. In fact, in some areas we have come far too late. To his credit, Mr. Bernard Gloster has shone a spotlight on agency expenditure, management consultancy and some areas that other CEOs might not have shone it on. I welcome the focus but believe people will rightly say that it has taken far too long. The job of work of the two senior people whose job it is to make sure all this is done all the time should not require political focus. It is part and parcel of their job.