Mr. Tony O'Brien:

I would not have been specifically aware of it in the case of Waterford any more than any other location, but I am aware that we have a national problem with access to both diagnosis and therapies. There is a two-pronged approach. For our part, we have initiated an operational review to look at how well, or otherwise, we are using our resources. For its part, the Department of Health, on behalf of the Minister for Health who was recently reappointed, has set up a policy review. The two reviews will dovetail in a process designed particularly to improve early diagnosis and access to relevant interventional and supportive therapies, recognising that we have a national deficit in that area.