Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

Is the practice still in place whereby advisers, acting on behalf of the Minister, can, with the full authority of the Minister, infer decisions should be made or taken without formal discussions or going through the proper procedures at the HSE, the board and along the chain of command? Do advisers have the authority to put the reconfiguration process on hold, for example, as was stated by one of the Minister's advisers? Clearly, that is not within the remit of the adviser, as the Minister has stated.

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