John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is useful information. Sample files were, therefore, taken and the Maskey report was initiated as a result of findings of that. Arising out of that, there was a look-back review, of which details have been given, to consider potential issues relating to clinical practice in regard to prescribing, care planning, diagnostics and clinical supervision specifically in Kerry. I want to move away from Kerry, in one sense. Having looked at the HSE look-back review process guidelines, it seems to me that they were followed and the system works in that sense. The introduction of Dr. Maskey to carry out an independent review seemed also to have followed best practice. He is a consultant based not in Ireland but in London, as outlined in the report and as we know. There was a certain degree of independence in regard to the report carried out so good service was done. Dr. Maskey's team reviewed the clinical records of 1,500 children and we know what happened as a result of that. He identified defects. This is all set out in the statement.

In regard to the details on some of the supports put in place, the verbs in the statement are often in the future tense. I appreciate that it is not so long since the report came out and it is being worked on. The statement notes that a consultant psychiatrist will provide three evening clinics per week remotely from Dublin, while a pilot involving a consultant registered with the Irish Medical Council based outside of the EU is also under way. Where are we with that remote consultant piece?