Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 April 2019

Select Committee on Health

Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised)

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I appointed the board and I accept the responsibility in that regard.

While we are on the issue of political responsibility, I have to make the point that I had to make a major political judgment call in December with Government colleagues. I was given three options, namely, to proceed, retender or pause. They were the three options I was given.