John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I extend my apologies to Deputy Ó Caoláin as I mistakenly assumed he was speaking on Private Members' business. I propose to clarify the record from last night when I spoke on the Private Members' motion. The Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, indicated I made an incorrect statement. I subsequently read the record, which shows that I was correct. The Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, stated that a whole new structure had been put in place and the new clinical director was Dr. Noel Sheppard and he had replaced Dr. Frank Kelly. The Minister for Health was, therefore, wrong to state this did not happen. It did happen and that is what was said. I am correcting the record.

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