Geraldine Feeney (Fianna Fail)

In regard to what my colleague, Senator Leyden said — I have just been appointed Front Bench spokesperson on health — not all of the 11 chief executive officers were given jobs in the HSE. If I am correct, perhaps one or two of them were accommodated in the new HSE. I do not speak on behalf of Professor Drumm but, as a member of the Joint Committee on Health and Children in the last term, I would point out that he came before the committee on at least five or six occasions when all parties put to him whatever questions they wished and he answered them. The Minister, Deputy Harney, does not cross over Professor Drumm's role nor does he cross over her role.