Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their overview and the work that has been done in this area. An area that has not been brought up previously is people who provide scanning services. There does not appear to be any regulation of this. I have come across a number of cases recently, in particular outside of Dublin, in which scanning services were provided. I heard of one case recently in which a scanning service was provided on a Saturday and fairly negative news given to the patient and then that person had no medical practitioner to whom to turn for help or advice on a Saturday. When the person who provided the scan was questioned on it, they said it was not their job. Is this in any way on the list of areas that need to be regulated? Many people are popping up providing scanning services with no backup medical support, and I am concerned about it.