Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

10:00 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I agree with Deputies Cullinane and Farrell and the Chairman, including on inviting Mr. Healy to appear. It would be useful if we could clarify whether there is one information officer in the Health Service Executive and if the same person or unit dealt with the request for information. If that is the case, there could not be any doubt regarding the possibility that Mr. O'Brien was fully apprised. We must establish the position in this regard and it is important that Mr. O'Brien clears it up with the committee. I fully endorse the Chairman's point that we must see the freedom of information request submitted to the HSE.