Mr. Shaun Flanagan:

The consultant certifies on a form. There is a five-page form, and there is one section where he or she certifies that the person has a prognosis of 24 months or less. The consultant provides very brief information to the HSE on the diagnosis and the disease. That is more so that we can understand the groups who are accessing, and are able to access, the terminal card, in case we are missing a group. We do not take detailed clinical information from the consultant.