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

The bucks stops with the Minister. That is the way it stands. The Minister is here to answer various questions, not about his role in terms of the Department but for the HSE. The House passed €14 billion worth of a budget and yet the body or agency getting that funding is totally chaotic. It is dysfunctional. I want to know whether the Minister has scrutinised the management of the HSE and how he will make it answerable to this House. Are there too many managers and not enough staff on the front line? Is the Minister funding a top-heavy organisation and should it be reformed?

As for the waiting lists and that question, how can anyone stand over a child in that bracket, with autism as well, having the operation cancelled on two occasions?

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