David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What I am hearing from the Minister is a redeployment of certain posts. This is being covered in the media and I have a responsibility to provide factual information when I am asked, which I want to provide. There are families out there who have suffered because of problems in the hospital. I am not apportioning blame but it is difficult for them to read that there was a small group offered such posts outside of a public competition. Was the Minister aware that those posts were offered outside of public competition? Does he think that was the wise thing to do, given the circumstances? Why was that done?