on Monday that he would be open to attending a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Health – but only once an external review was completed.
Mr Donnelly said on Tuesday that he will not appear at the health committee until an external review into the process is completed – which is expected to take several weeks. A spokesman for Mr Donnelly said the external review will be published upon completion. “The Minister and his officials will be happy to engage with an Oireachtas committee once this process is completed.”
TD. “This is all a distraction and adds to the lack of transparency already lacking on this issue. It would be in the interests of all concerned if Mr Watt and Minister Donnelly came before both committees.”, the Green Party TD who is a member of both committees. “I do think it’s completely relevant for the finance committee to follow up, how was that considerable funding allocation lined up,” she said.
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