I have no intention of doing that but I seek further clarity from the Minister, who stated that he understood the director general wrote to both the hospital group chairperson and the chief executive officer to outline his concerns, and to seek to ensure that the recommendations of the audit unit were implemented and that there would not be further breaches of procurement rules. It is not acceptable for the Minister to refer to such breaches as an operational matter.

We are not reopening a debate.

It is the job of the Minister to come into this House -----

This issue was debated last week.

I am asking the Leader to invite the Minister to come before the House and, rather than dismiss these concerns as simple operational matters to be dealt with under the covers by the HSE, tell us exactly what the audit found. Did the audit find that a conflict of interest existed or, alternatively, that problems existed in the tendering procedures?

The Senator can make those points when the Minister comes in.

If there were problems with the tendering procedures around a contract worth €20,000, who pays? Are the people involved going to pay the penalty or does the taxpayer have to pick up the tab?

Those points were made in the debate.

It simply is not acceptable to use the euphemism of operational matters to deprive this House or the other House of clarity on what occurred in this matter. I ask that the Minister come before us to give further details. That is the least he could do in the circumstances.