Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will respond briefly. I will provide the email to the Deputy, having already given him the content of it. The email states that the named individual, having spoken to Jerome and Gráinne, felt it was important to make me aware of the key risks arising from such an open access policy. It then lists the risks, all of which were readily identifiable to my Department. It stated that we would have to work out how to pay the general practitioners and that it would of course result in additional smears being taken. It also goes on to state that it is understood that they take direction from the Department. The phrase "crashing the system" is one that I have only heard Deputy Donnelly use and I do not mean that disrespectfully.