Dr. Mary McCaffrey:

I will deal with Deputy Ó Caoláin's question first because he has given me an innings to say what I really want. I commend the model. The report of the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries, CMACE, on maternal mortality makes a very clear point that there is a real need for a specialty referred to in the UK as obstetric physician. These are general physicians with an interest in pregnant women and their illnesses. There was also an article in The Lancet on this matter. This model of care is being rolled out in the UK, but apart from the Coombe there is no official structure here, although I am open to correction and may be corrected by my two colleagues for having said so. There is a need for this type of specialty and I hope legislators and health care providers will go down a road which minimises people facing similar situations to those they face now. I commend the model, and it is worth being examined by health care providers and legislators.

I am a little unclear about Deputy Naughten's question.