Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the representatives from the three bodies as well as Mr. Gallagher, MEP, who is from County Donegal. It is good to see interaction between our respective parliaments. Mr. Gallagher is a former Member of ours.

Mr. Dolan referred to wastage as a matter that we could discuss. Where is the wastage?

As to a national information system for mental health services, I would have expected a normal audit trail within those services so that one might know where the money is being spent. What is Dr. McDaid proposing precisely?

While I understand Mr. Dolan's remarks on a counter-cyclical approach, it is more a question of proper planning. A plan was put in place for extra graduates in certain fields during the mirage of the Celtic tiger, albeit probably too late. Now, people are graduating. In terms of disabilities and the capacity to protect vulnerable people, Mr. Dolan may be generalising. My colleagues and I are on the ground meeting people everyday of the week. It is not often that I take issue in this regard, but we are all fully aware. Mr. Dolan might expand on where he believes the bottlenecks exist and where he would like enhancements to protections for vulnerable people.