James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

I made it very clear that I would be a far more hands-on Minister than my predecessor. The budgetary problems to which the Deputy alluded exist for the obvious reason I mentioned, namely, the performance of the Deputy's Government. Notwithstanding this, there is good news. Ultimate the buck stops with me; that is what I stated I would do and the Secretary General and the HSE report in. The board that was in place is gone and the current board will be gone by the end of this year. There will be a new plan for the supra-structure of the HSE until we come to the final solution later next year, hopefully by June.

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