Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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I compliment Deputy Farrell on sending the letter but I do not share his anxieties. It has all been said. We have a role to ask questions, but when questions become difficult or we avoid them because we are worried, we are in serious trouble. It is an issue with which we must deal. We must ask questions and hold the Executive to account for allocating taxpayers' money. How is it allocated and what was the supervision? They are the questions for us. Entirely separately is what Console and those on the ground are left with, which is not for today. The tragedy on the ground is for people who were being dealt with on a daily basis. It was the only 24/7 service and it is most unfortunate for them. We have to ask questions and hold the HSE to account.