John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I like that idea of incorporation and multidisciplinary teams. I do not want to place a burden on Mr. Ryan so rather than asking him to make further submissions, I will ask him the following question. The public would be interested in the process by which those people are selected. Is it based on the expertise of the medics involved - in other words, they work with a patient and they realise that he or she is an expert by experience who could fill the role? It is just that it is new, although it is fantastic that they are part of multidisciplinary teams and that there is recognition that there is no one better to speak on and assist in this than someone who has been in those shoes and walked the walk. I would like to hear more about the process of selection and how these people can become part of those teams without going into too much detail as I do not want to take up much time.