Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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My main concern about the Deputy's point is that it would copper-fasten in the legislation almost a silo mentality regarding the different elements coming together to form the agency. In section 50(2) the first code of governance talks about the transition issues:

The first code of governance shall include details of the methods to be used to bring about the integration of the governance systems deriving from a transfer of functions to the Agency from--(a) the Health Service Executive, and
(b) the dissolved bodies.

I am happy to examine this further and will return to it on Report Stage having examined the precise meaning of intra-agency and how it might apply here, if the Deputy is happy to do that, but I am concerned that it would copper-fasten in legislation a less-than-integrated approach to the agency's development.