Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)

When I asked the Minister for an independent inquiry last August, I was not told of this. I was informed the matter had been referred to the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive for his consideration, to ascertain whether he should hold an independent inquiry into his organisation, which is completely unacceptable. The Minister, not the Health Service Executive's chief executive officer, should make a decision on an independent examination of that organisation. Moreover, the family wish to have an inquiry that is independent of all State agencies, as took place in the aforementioned precedent.

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