Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, this is correct. To be honest the independent chair is not really required for phase 1. Phase 1 is a very broad consultation piece. Research is being conducted by the HSE. There is a public consultation that will be managed by the Department. It involves service users, service providers and public consultation. The chair will then look through all of this information and assess it and begin to go through the work.