Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The only point I would make in response to Deputy Tully is that it is important that the organisations in question and their employees get funded. They are not HSE organisations, which perhaps explains why the HSE is outsourcing it. There is a tendency for us to micromanage every agency in the country. The HSE is not every agency, and do not get me wrong on that, but we appoint boards and CEOs are appointed. This House has to achieve a balance in how much it micromanages every agency in terms of who gets severance payments, how they are paid and how the agency fulfils its duties. What we in this House should do is lay down policy, pay the organisations and ensure they are accountable-----

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