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

-----for the efficiency and timeliness of their employees getting paid. I question whether we should micromanage every single decision that a CEO or board makes. The HSE has a board. That board’s members are appointed and they are accountable to the House eventually and they appear before the various committees. My comments are not targeted at Deputy Tully. There is just a general trend now for us to get embroiled in every decision that boards and agencies make. Either the State runs them directly or-----

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