Ms Marie O'Shea:

When I was undertaking the report it was supposed to be completed in November or December of last year. However, that could not happen because of various issues in terms of the completion of research and projects. I can say I was under extraordinary pressure at the start of this year to deliver this report to the Minister for Health. So much so, that I almost thought there would be somebody standing in my front garden on a Sunday to grab it out of my hands. That is the degree of pressure I was under. I know since then the Department has sent it to this committee. I would have hoped the Department of Health would at least have started convening various groups to look at guidelines for regulation.