Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In the interest of moving things on, I will be very brief. I thank the witnesses for attending and giving up their precious time to be here with us today. Most of my questions have been asked by my colleagues.

Pre-conception care seems to be very much missing in the whole strategy. Would it be a good idea to include it? As Deputy Kelleher was saying, perhaps there should be more advice on weight and the dangers of smoking.

Should there be a fertility section in the strategy? To me, the concept of maternity covers the time from when one tries to get pregnant to when the baby is born. Personally, I would like to see more emphasis on that. What are the delegates' opinions on it?

All the delegates mentioned the lack of workforce planning, recruitment and the lack of staff. Could these problems prevent the whole plan being implemented? It could be a major stumbling block.