Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To what extent has the Department, in its ongoing dialogue with the HSE, been able to address the issues that arose in the present framing of the legislation? Mr. Redmond mentioned the viability of the scheme. In the course of those exchanges of views with the HSE, what has been to the fore? Has the concern been primarily for the viability of the scheme, with the necessity to get more funding from whatever sources are available? Has the concern been to make it workable, accessible and functional? What is the primary issue in that debate?