Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister spoke of holding the HSE and its director general to account. Who will audit those standards the Minister rightly talks about? Will he have external auditors or will the HSE be auditing itself? The buck ultimately stops with the head of the HSE. What is the term of office of the HSE director general? Does the Minister have the power to fire him or her? If he does not, will he put in place standards to which he or she, and his or her senior executives, will be held accountable in a transparent public way?

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