Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In different CHOs or HSE areas, there seem to be different approaches to the issue. That must create a lot of tension. Staff talk to each other and discuss what is happening in one area that is not happening in another. That creates all sorts of problems within the system itself. It seems to be a crazy system. One can understand that the Minister was under pressure to announce the provision of extra hours, but we also need that backup. We all accept that we need more hours in the system. Is this one of the boxes that we need to tick if we are seeking to deliver these far-reaching solutions to the challenges that are out there to ensure that we have the basic supports in place?