Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

I agree, although I note that, maybe not Deputy Bacik, but others last week were looking for the resignation of the board or something tantamount to that. That was put to us. A drip-feed of resignations is not the answer, obviously. The Minister has been clear on the number and series of steps. The immediate one is clinical follow-up that will be external, independent and give the necessary reassurance to parents, what could be young teenagers now and children in respect of the surgery they went through. They could have that external look back and it would be independent.

Within CHI, there has to be a fundamental commitment to a multidisciplinary team-based approach across the entirety of all disciplines in CHI, including surgical disciplines and all other areas of medicine. That is absolutely critical. The Minister has said that governance is a key issue. I agree with the Minister. I think there has to be a fundamental look at governance as well in the immediate time ahead, but we must avoid-----

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