Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The wider debate about the size of awards is part of the issue but patient safety is where the Department and the medical profession have to put their focus and drive. It will always be a case that where humans are delivering a service, there will be error. Until such a time that we reach a 100% robotic delivery of a healthcare system, there will be no scenario in which mistakes are eliminated but they can be significantly reduced with better conditions and a better physical environment. All those matters are improving bit by bit and we have increased capacity but there is no silver bullet for that challenge.