Dr. Tony Holohan:

The Minister has made clear the priority he attaches to this work and the extent to which recent events have highlighted and escalated the priority we all have to give to ensuring, whatever limited amount of resources are available in the budgetary context in any given year, that we make sufficient provision for implementation of this.

In preparation for some of the provisions of the Bill and other legislative provisions I referenced earlier, the HSE and the Department are working on preparing the system and issuing communications to ensure that clinical directors, colleges and people in leadership positions at the hospital group and CHO levels described by the Deputy have a clear understanding of what the legislation is and are making the necessary arrangements.