Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 8:

In page 6, to delete lines 31 to 33, and substitute the following:

"(b) in the case of a body corporate, the Chief Executive Officer of that body.".

This amendment refers to accountability because there seems to be no accountability at the head of the organisation. Fine Gael is concerned that the circumstances raised by Senator Ryan could arise, whereby an individual nurse could be held personally liable. That might cause problems down the line, especially where a person is working for a major GP service. Fine Gael wishes the chief executive of the organisation to accept responsibility and liability. What are the implications if a nurse was sued for millions of euro and did not have the money to pay the litigant?