Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)

Yes. Mr. O'Leary has outlined a number of areas. He has been very honest with the committee regarding his concerns that are outstanding. I appreciate that. Does he have a concern in regards to the capacity on boards across the AHB sector? Many of the people who are on AHB boards are volunteers. They have very limited time as a result.

These are significant amounts of public money. Should AHBs be working towards boards that have more capacity and time resources available to them? While it might be unpopular to suggest that people should be paid for sitting on boards on foot of all the public commentary that comes with that, I have been on many boards. There is a significant issue in that people are there because they are doing the right thing, but that does not necessarily make for good governance.