David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The opening statement of the HSE reads: "The CEO of the HSE has asked us to confirm that should draft legislation be forthcoming, the HSE will respond in more detail at the Committee Consultative stages", and I assume at pre-legislative scrutiny stage, etc. In a second, I will inquire from the HSE about its structure to do this work. It seems obvious to me that the HSE's CEO is looking forward and has asked those in the HSE to at least examine all of these issues. That has not happened at a departmental level and, if legislation comes, it will come through the Department.