Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

This is a question as to whether the Medical Council should be required to go further than the requirements under the ethics in public office legislation and the standards in public office legislation. The council is required to comply with both codes of conduct and it would not be fair to single out the Medical Council for any greater scrutiny. I do not disagree with some of the points made by Deputy McManus regarding the need to have any conflicts of interest or disclosures appropriately dealt with under a code of conduct which the HSE now has for anybody appointed to positions in the HSE. Members are required to sign a register and declare their interests.

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