Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The other aspect about which I am interested is the role of the Health Service Executive, HSE, in this regard. While it is fine to state activity will be switched to the community, unless the other allied health processionals - apart from GPs and practice nurses - are available and unless the primary care teams are adequately staffed, the care cannot happen in that setting. In working with the HSE, what scope exists to switch budgets like that or to provide additional funding?