Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Select Committee on Health

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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We will not split hairs about whether it is financial advice or advice on financial matters. I think we are dancing on the head of a pin if we were to do that. Is the audit committee essentially meant to provide a level of advice on financial matters and governance matters, as laid out here, independently of the board or as a subfunction of the board?