Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In response to Professor Courtney, I recall the meeting in Farmleigh well and have a somewhat different recollection of where the battle lines were drawn. My memory is of having a row with the Government representatives but that is neither here nor there. I have two brief questions, the first of which is on the unique patient identifier project which is under way. Will it help, hinder or make much difference? I hope it will help. Second, the witnesses who appeared before the committee earlier discussed differences in patient-to-GP ratios. Is the Carlow-Kilkenny region broadly representative of the country as a whole? Do the witnesses know whether the ratio in that region is higher, lower or average?