Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am conscious that members from Dublin and the greater Dublin area might want to speak. I will be quick and then get off the stage in order to facilitate them.

Fianna Fáil Deputies in Dublin and the greater Dublin area will be engaging in the consultation process, as I have no doubt they have been. I will make some general points. I would hate to be in charge of this because I am sure no two members here would agree on a perfect route. I wish to ask about demographics, age, disability, where we are now and where we are heading. The witnesses indicated that the census was one element. Has any specific research been done? Have firms been retained to carry out research on where the biggest concentrations of elderly people, the ageing population and young children are located so that the network is future-proofed as much as possible? Would the witnesses prefer me to bank all the questions?