Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is a good point. I know we have been moving towards this point . As the Minister of State indicated, however, it is about unifying waiting lists and having patient identifier numbers for hospitals and consultants. It is important that we learn from this and all of Government must ensure that the waiting lists are tackled. I commend all those who have been involved and who have worked so diligently since the attack, including the members of An Garda Síochána who have been able to mobilise against the people who attacked us. I thank them for that and I thank the Minister of State for being here.