Maire Devine (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 12, lines 25 to 27, to delete all words from and including “without” in line 25 down to and including “given” in line 27.

We saw that the director general role of the HSE was well remunerated and I am sure it will be the same with the CEO. Running the HSE is an extensive and very important job. For reasons of conflict of interest, I do not think it is appropriate for the CEO to have another job or to sit on the boards of other companies or businesses while trying to perform the massive task of running the HSE. Previously we saw that the director general of the HSE sat on the board of a US company called Evofem Biosciences. This was approved by the Minister for Health but I do not think it makes it right or proper. If we are going to have a CEO of the HSE, he or she should be completely and utterly committed to one focus. Running the HSE is a huge job. This is a sensible amendment and I hope it can be accepted across the House. The focus has to be on the HSE. There should be no double-jobbing, nixers or moonlighting.