Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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While my question may be more appropriately addressed in a briefing note, in what circumstances would it be necessary for the post holder to have other roles? I cannot think of any such roles. I appreciate the Minister of State's response and note the debate in the Seanad in which the Minister said it is not possible to envisage all circumstances and such a scenario might arise. The person in charge of the HSE should be focused solely on that role and I cannot think of any scenario where that person's membership of another board or employment by another company would be appropriate or beneficial to the running of the HSE. The Minister may have had in mind a specific scenario that could be beneficial or at least have a neutral effect on or cause no harm to the role of the CEO in running the HSE. I cannot envisage such a circumstance. The CEO of the HSE is a big job and incredibly time consuming. I do not know where he or she would find time for other roles. It would not be appropriate for him or her to have to find the time to carry on other work or business.