Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)

-----the point of view here that mistakes were made in the composition of the HSE board in that county councillors from Culdaff discuss issues in Galway that are not relevant to their local needs. I am encouraging the Minister of State - not attacking him - to ensure that lessons are learned from this HSE model in which county councillors from Donegal travel to Galway and vice versa. They should be kept at local level. I am not speaking about the composition of the board, but about where county councillors are located and what job they have to do, and not having county councillors from Waterford travelling to Donegal. That is all I am doing. I am offering assistance. I am not disagreeing with or attacking the Minister of State. I resent the fact that the Minister of State is saying that I do not know what I am talking about.

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