Marie Sherlock (Dublin Central, Labour)
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As a TD in Dublin Central and a mother of three, I have had quite a bit of contact with CHI at Temple Street and the satellite unit on Connolly campus over the past number of years, and there is incredible work being done on the ground by staff who go above and beyond on a regular basis. That is important to acknowledge, given what has been happening on the ground, the abject failure of leadership within CHI over the past number of years, which has led to a serious issue with morale among staff, and this horrible set of revelations, which are corrosive to staff's confidence in their own organisation and, more importantly, to the confidence of families and patients that attend it. Like others, my head boggles at the number of questions we have here today and that we know we will not have time to get full answers to.

My first question is to Ms Nugent and, separately, Ms Hardiman. Are there other reports, live or historical, within CHI that are currently or have been with the board, given the seriousness of the situation, incident or allegation, whatever it may be? Are there other reports that are not in the public domain? Are there reports that have not been reported to the Minister for Health or the HSE? I, for one, do not want to see a drip-feed of revelation, crisis and shock in the months to come. I would like Ms Nugent to disclose if there are other issues of seriousness that we should be aware of.