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<p>Whether or not the dispute between the HSE and Roqu will ever be resolved is a matter of conjecture, given it has dragged on for more than two years already</p>

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<p>Former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said that Roqu CEO Robert Quirke had approached him on LinkedIn and that 'neither he nor his business were known to me'. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie</p>

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Tony Holohan introduced Roqu to HSE for supply of ventilators
<p>Regarding due diligence on Roqu’s CEO Robert Quirke (pictured), HSE procurement chief Sean Bresnan cites “lots of mentions of dealing with countries in Eastern Europe”. File photo: Julien Behal</p>

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