Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses and the staff at the Department of Health, the HSE and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for their work in preparing for today's meeting and for the information provided. I also thank the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the staff for attending and assisting the committee in preparing for today's meeting. A number of matters require follow-up, including, in particular, the priority capital list, and a number of other pieces of follow-up information.

Is it agreed that the clerk to the committee will seek any follow-up information and carry out any agreed actions from today's meeting? Agreed. Is it also agreed that we note and publish the opening statements and briefings provided for today's meeting? Agreed. I wish the Department and the HSE well in their work. Hopefully, some of the not-so-straight lines of communication will be addressed and we can move ahead with the setting up of new health areas and Sláintecare. The meeting is suspended until 1.30 p.m., when we will resume in public session to address business of the committee and correspondence.