Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The next item is our discussion with the chairperson designate of the Oberstown children detention campus. As part of our scrutiny role, the committee meets key public appointees in the fields of health and children. This gives us an important opportunity to engage with them in a public forum. In the past five years, we have met several chairpersons. In the past year, we had numerous successful such meetings.

As members pointed out last week, it is important that we continue to attract and support persons of the highest calibre and with a broad range of skills and experience to chair our public boards. Today we are joined by Professor Ursula Kilkelly, chairperson designate of the Oberstown children detention campus. I am delighted that she can be with us. I welcome her to the meeting and thank her for attending.