Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

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

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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That is unfortunate, because it has been proposed several times.

I want to move on to an issue I referred to earlier, regarding the board of the HSE following Mr. Lenihan's departure, which is a matter of concern. He raised very significant issues for the Department and at a political level. I understand that since his departure, he has been replaced by someone who does not have the kind of accounting and auditing expertise he brought to the role, and particularly that he brought to the chairmanship of the audit and risk committee. Where now is the accounting and auditing expertise within the board of the HSE?