Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I commend Professor McCormack and I am really impressed by his clear analysis of the nature of the problem. It is very refreshing to hear somebody speak so frankly about problems within the system and the putting forward of solutions. Is there any forum in which that analysis can be considered or inputted? Does such a forum exist in Children's Health Ireland or the orthopaedic community where there could be some meeting of minds on the scale of the problem and what needs to be done?

My second question relates to Cappagh hospital. The witnesses set out clearly the difficulty with regard to putting newly trained surgeons, on their own, into Galway hospital or some other hospital and how unsatisfactory that is. Given the size of the country and the scale of the problem we face at the moment, is there a case to be made for making Cappagh hospital the centre of excellence in relation to this?