Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The benefit of telling the truth is no matter how many times one is asked the same question, the answer will be the same. I received five memorandums in respect of this. I published all of them, despite the fact the health committee only asked for one of them, which was the one from 27 August. That is the extent of the briefing that I received on this. I was, as the Deputy will see from the memorandum that came to me at the end of September 2017, satisfied that there was rigorous activity in that regard. The Deputy will see the note from my Secretary General handwritten on that document, showing clearly that this was being projected managed and the specific steps there were taking to try to drive down costs.

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