Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised)
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Okay.
I understand the case that is being made on legacy issues. I am sure the Minister has read the The Irish Mail on Sundayand has seen the headlines - both outside and inside - about issues in the Department of Health and the HSE. There is a whistleblower called Shane Corr. His name is a matter of public knowledge. What does the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform do about that? Is the Minister concerned about the procurement processes in the Department of Health? Is he concerned about the money that may have been lost in the administration of that Department, as outlined through reports in The Irish Mail on Sundayand through television programmes that included commentary from the whistleblower, Shane Corr? What is being done about that?