Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Tánaiste. I was quoting from the circular. It specifies what is required of an official who is appointed as a board member in a body such as this. Under that protocol the Minister "must be notified without delay" where "There are serious weakness in controls that have not been addressed". It was quite apparent to anybody involved in the children's hospital that there were serious weaknesses in the controls. That was apparent from early 2018. Last night, the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, told us the official in question was doing what he was supposed to be doing and was notifying the Department and the Minister. When did he notify the Department and the Minister that this was the case? He was required to do it without delay. Maybe we could have clarification on when exactly he was told and whether or not he notified his own Minister, in this case, the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, given that Minister's responsibility.

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