Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the delegation. Some of my questions have been asked so I can save time and thus speed up the debate. Some of us are under pressure to go elsewhere but I do not mean soon, just within half an hour.

As a former industrial relations practitioner, I do not understand the Competition Authority's decision. I have questioned its decision but did not receive an answer. I spent 20 years dealing with trade unions in a former life. There is no problem with IBEC being a trade union and negotiating as an employers' organisation. Why is the IMO treated differently?

There have been improvements in general practice but there are concerns about the treatment and identification of people with mental health issues. Can the IMO comment on the matter? The training of GPs has improved significantly.

I know that a GP cannot give the time to fully explore a difficulty if a person has a mental health issue because of the busy nature of the practice. Perhaps the witnesses would comment on that and on how an improvement could take place in that area?