Mr. John Farrelly:

Generally, in the current Act the intention was that the authorised officers would do a lot of the work. In the case of a social worker, for example, if we had a 24-hour social work service where staff were zoned in with regard to this area, we would have access to healthcare workers who are able to form a view and would be trained to do that. Being ready for it is a matter for the HSE. There is no doubt that this requires planning. If the HSE does not do the proper planning and does not start preparing now, then the law will be delayed. There is no reason for the law to be delayed if people do their work in advance.