The Chairman of Arthur Cox & Co, Eugene McCague, is on the board of the HSE. He should resign from the board of the HSE or from Arthur Cox.
Like that is ever going to happen
Eugene McCague, solicitor,
is employed by Arthur Cox as chairman of that company. Eugene McCague has
been appointed by the Government to sit on the board of the HSE. From any viewpoint this man is highly educated and brings alot of experience to the table.
But a conflict of interest has arisen, and from what we are to believe, Eugene had no dealings with the tender that was put out by the HSE. You would have to question the other board members now on their reasoning for choosing Arthur Cox over the other rival firms in the process.
From my little experience of the tendering process in the public service, value for money is always the main objective, but do you give the job to the cheapest, who may not provide the best service, or to the most expensive, who may have all the experience and required and could offer the best experience, especially if they have been used in the past? This is what the tendering process should expose.
Again, I would like to question the other members of the board of the HSE, and this may yet happen if they are called before a joint or select committee in the Dail.