Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I wish to follow up on some of the issues raised already. All three Deputies who have asked the Minister questions so far have asked why the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform resigned from the board. The Minister has given us something of an explanation by saying it is perfectly natural for people to resign from boards from time to time. Did the Minister for Health or the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform ask him why he was resigning? Did he give the Minister for Health a reason? Will there be the appropriate level of expertise? This is important because his expertise was in procurement. Surely, procurement is still part of the necessary skill set on the board.

My next question follows from what Deputy Cullinane said about the design. The Minister said the design has not changed in recent months. Is there any indication that the design may change in the near future? Can the Minister give us an update on the timelines of the project?

Maybe I am better off not asking too many questions. I might get full answers if I do not, so I will leave it at that for now.

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