Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Those are the Minister's words. It was a ministerial instruction.

This is Government policy, not a HSE initiative. Will the Taoiseach tell us whether the investors are likely to get the go-ahead at the board meeting on Friday week?

What is the position on the consultants' contract? I understand that this relevant aspect of the public-private element of the common contract will emerge largely unaltered in which case this would be inoperable in any event.

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