Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wished to ask a question to which the Chair also has been trying to get the answer. While I am aware that it is in consultation with the Department of Health, as Mr. Ryan mentioned the Minister for Health, and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government also appears to be involved, who actually decides on Irish policy? Is it the Minister on the day and in consultation with whom, aside from the Ministers for Health and the Environment, Community and Local Government?

Perhaps Mr. Ryan might exert influence. How long has the consultation been ongoing and how long has the Department been considering the matter?