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

We learned at the weekend of the resignation of Mr. Brendan Lenihan from the board of the HSE and from the chair of its audit and risk committee. His reason is the €2 billion black hole in the HSE service plan. We need to know why the Minister for Health published the HSE service plan knowing of that substantial financial risk within its pages. We need to get an assurance that services will not be cut in order to close that gap. We also need to know what will be done about the fact that there is now no accounting or auditing expertise on the board of the HSE. Will the Taoiseach allow time for the Minister to come in and make a statement on this important matter?

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