Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed)

Mr. Robert Watt:

Yes. We will look at our responsibilities. It will definitely have big implications for how we set budgets, for the planning role of the Department, and how we interact with the HSE. Much of the work of the Department is oversight. That oversight role will evolve if there is oversight at the centre and of regional health. It will definitely have implications for the Department.