Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would like to interpose another question because we are running out of time. There needs to be a model to which everybody can operate. That way the consumer is likely to be best served. Travel time has been mentioned. We politicians have our own way of assessing travel time because we do what we call clinics and the public call various other things. Travel time is hugely important. Reference was made to travel time of an hour between situations. That is totally unacceptable. We have to find a way to get around this. That is an hour when patients' needs cannot be addressed. Whatever happens, some means has to be found to address this down time and travel time. Anything between 20 minutes and half an hour is the maximum that is tolerable to give a proper service. Do any of the witnesses want to comment on this?