Mr. Kieran Smyth:

The connection at a high level has been made in the sense that we are very aware of the importance of using the full opportunity of EU membership to ensure we have the whole range of health systems in place. Regarding any specific initiatives, we will need to look at the contingency in the future but, from my experience of the ongoing contacts with ambassadors from EU member states and other states, there is certainly an opening and an opportunity that could be explored around those issues.