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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will put whichever one comes in first on 4 May and whichever one comes in second we will put in the week later. Is that right?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Have we written to both?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: The clerk might circulate a note when he has confirmation of the two.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: There are 365.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I am sorry, I waited long enough. Apologies for being late. My legislation was going through the Dáil. That is why I was not here but I have read Mr. O'Brien's statement.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is not me now. I am innocent. Maybe I have this radiation. It is not me.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Is it coming from over there.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: All right, I will try. I note what we are doing here today. We need to have confidence in the HSE, obviously, under Mr. O'Brien's jurisdiction. Mr. O'Brien is not an island. I accept that he cannot know everything that went on in the HSE historically. I accept errors can happen. Obviously they should not, but they can. I accept that Mr. O'Brien is relying on others. He is managing a...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I understand that. My point is this.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Healy is responsible. Is he not responsible for this area?

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Okay, but does Mr. O'Brien not accept we asked?

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: We did ask for him yesterday.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I disagree. In fact, I believe that in order to provide the information we require here which is quite detailed, Mr. Healy is obviously the person who is in possession of the knowledge and the person who is in possession of the knowledge should be sitting with the chief executive.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Is it okay to continue?

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I will move on because that is splitting hairs. It was necessary for Mr. Healy to be here. I think most of those present believe that. In fairness, Mr. Healy, working through Mr. O'Brien, accepted responsibility for the fact that information came out that was inaccurate and that needed to be corrected. We all know that. That is fair enough. There is no doubt in acknowledging that. ...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Which is what?

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I do not know how to react to that one anyway. Maybe we should get into a room together. That was a joke and it was not a compliment.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I was only joking.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Through this whole process there have been errors made in information in relation to the apology for Grace, in relation to the apology to her mother, in relation to the apology to this committee. Has there been any accountability or fallout as a result of what has happened at the Committee of Public Accounts on this issue? Has there been any fallout within the HSE?