Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

NTPF officials monitor the people they pay with taxpayer's money to deliver a service, not themselves. The NTPF outsources services to public and private hospitals, saying, "We are paying you this to provide that", and they monitor that. Their role in many ways is to contract services and to make sure they are delivered in an efficient way within budget for patients.