Mr. Damien McCallion:

From CAWT's perspective the policy side is clearly outside our direct remit. With regard to being familiar with both health care reform programmes, prior to the last lockdown we had plans to bring the HSE and the Health and Social Care Board key teams together to understand where we are all at in areas for collaboration and learning. None of us has a magic potion much as we would wish to have. While we do not have a formal role in this the relationships allow us to have this dialogue. We twice had to cancel a session, prior to Christmas and in January, because of the measures in place at the time. This session was to be between ourselves, the HSE and colleagues in Northern Ireland. While it is not a direct responsibility of CAWT we try to facilitate some of these discussions in the first instance. As we formulate our thinking for PEACE PLUS and the next EU programme we will make sure with both parent Departments that the areas we are looking at are aligned with the reforms mentioned. We will make sure that whatever we try, innovative as it may be, is aligned with overall Government policy in both jurisdictions so we do not do things that are outside it. We want to make sure we are in clear alignment with policy but we are very operational. I will ask Mr. Guckian to comment on some aspects of this.