John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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I am not a clinician and the terminology "clinical risk and safety" does not come from me. It is used regularly by clinicians in the south east. I asked about clinical safety in having a single point of failure. What I meant by this was simple. What happens if someone is in the laboratory having a stent inserted and an emergency patient arrives? To where does one or the other go? That is exactly what the consultants have been asking. That is where the issue of a single point of failure arises in having one laboratory, as the consultants will say when they come in later.

I am astounded and have been for a long time that the terms of reference the consultants put before him were not adhered to by Dr. Herity and that he did not meet Professor Higgins. I consider that to be outrageous. It is not a slur on Dr. Herity who I know is eminent. I do not question his eminence in his profession, but not to do that was appalling. For that reason alone - not meeting Professor Higgins and all of the consultants in the south east - the report is fundamental flawed.