Mr. David Keegan:

If it is okay, I will respond, first to Deputy Ó Caoláin's questions. I thank the committee members for their comments. I appreciate all of the questions. Due to the nature of the questions, I will probably end up doing most of the talking but I would appreciate if Mr. Kenny and Dr. Meehan would come in at any stage if they want to make a contribution.

Regarding diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment, and type 1 versus type 2 diabetics, the new national diabetic retinal screening programme, Diabetic RetinaScreen, which is overseen by the national screening service, provides for all diabetics, type 1 and type 2, over the age of 12, excluding patients who are pregnant. They get a screening photograph and if eye disease, diabetic retinopathy, is detected on those photographs, the patients are referred to one of the seven treatment centres around the country where they will receive their treatment and care subsequently. It does not discriminate between type 1 and type 2. Does that answer the question?