Mr. Jim Breslin:

When the Minister of State spoke about Rehab, he acknowledged that broader issues would need a process and engagement. We are all committed to trying to manage the matter. There are particular pressures in the disability sector, but it is not unique in having to cope with additional demands within a finite budget. We must be clear and establish where the money is being spent. That process has been undertaken with Rehab to ensure it is all incurred properly and in line with what we expect. Any effort to examine the matter will require a process, rather than a one-off approach, but the process with Rehab is continuing. It will not simply be a meeting to decide on an outcome, rather it will have to involve a continuing commitment by both parties to work in the collective interest of clients. It must not try to impose the problem on either party. Instead, it must be a genuine effort to resolve issues that will involve both parties challenging each other and reaching an outcome in the best interests of clients, rather than those of either party sitting across the table from the other.