Mr. Liam Woods:

Deputy Kate O'Connell asked whether a detailed set of information could be created for Deputies on services available across the country, to be used not only in their policy-making role, but also I presume in their constituency role. It is being prepared within the HSE.

My final observation is that the approach to integrated primary care and acute services to which the Chairman referred is not necessarily mitigated by having groups in their current form, although I accept that there are higher level considerations in that regard. The population clusters of 60,000 to 90,000 that are pivotal for the approach to primary care services are smaller than those for both CHOs and hospital groups and can work effectively in providing shared care services in dealing with chronic conditions and older persons. That is where we are headed strategically.