Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are 24 task forces. There will always be one or two issues. This is an issue we need to resolve. When I was brought into the Department first, we engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We have had good collaboration with that Department. The Deputy has a point. There needs to be much more collaboration between the Department of Health and the Departments of Justice and Education, and all the other Departments. When there is a cross-government approach through the Department of the Taoiseach, it certainly is leading in the direction. Far too many times, Departments have worked in their own silos dealing with their own issues and were probably busy doing so. It is good to have a cross-departmental approach.