Dan Boyle (Green Party)

Senator Twomey and Senator Buttimer asked about statements made in this House and their accuracy. I am not in a position to answer their requests but there are mechanisms in the House which they can follow if they wish to pursue the matter. Both Senators went on to discuss the communications strategy of the HSE. Senator Coghlan and Senator Daly also raised this matter. Undoubtedly, there is a degree of incredulity about what is being proposed in this regard. I received correspondence today for Oireachtas Members from the Cork and Kerry area which indicated that Professor Drumm of the HSE will speak to those Members on 13 May. I presume similar meetings are being held for Oireachtas Members from other parts of the country. The fact that I received the same letter twice from the HSE indicates the degree of over-administration that might be occurring in that organisation.