Dr. Fergal Lynch:

We are talking about a two-stage process. Rather than saying that we do not know where we want to go, we are very clear that the fastest, most efficient way of addressing the situation at the moment is through a national service provider, and the second stage would be a public body. I believe it would take longer if we wait for a public body to be set up, and if we are waiting for that, then all the other reforms that we are concerned about, such as the regulation, the selection and the quality of service, cannot be addressed either. This is a two-stage way of doing as much as we can early on.