Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the meeting, they indicated their dissatisfaction to me with the way the scheme was operating. This is an important scheme. It is valuable and it is needed by those who receive it, given the level of need that they have. However, it is also a scheme that merits review and consideration. That will be done now by our Department in conjunction with the Department of Health. As I have indicated to the Deputy a moment ago, in the meeting that I had with the then board in March, they indicated to me their dissatisfaction with how the scheme was being operated. I said to them that I wanted a review to be put in place on it as soon as I could do so. That is now in place. When that review is under way, I will do all that I can to try to ensure that there is a board in place that implements system policy.