Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Update on Key Issues Relating to the Health Service: Discussion
2:00 am
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
Some of the my questions are for Mr. Watt, but I will start with CHI and come to Mr. Gloster. I acknowledge the apology Mr. Gloster has given to Harvey Morrison Sherratt's parents. It is important. However, I know from having dealt with many of these families, including Harvey's parents, that they want more than an apology. They want delivery and improvements in the service. The Minister announced today that the board of CHI, or CHI as an entity, will essentially be subsumed into the HSE. Did Mr. Gloster have any input into that decision? Was he asked for his opinion, was it a collective decision by the HSE, the Department and the Minister, or was it solely the Minister's decision? Did Mr. Gloster, as the head of the HSE, have an opportunity to feed into any process?
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