Ms Magdalen Rogers:

If I could come in there, our colleagues in the Neurological Alliance in the UK are much better resourced in this regard. They are not as well-resourced as some areas in Europe but they are certainly better resourced than Ireland in terms of neurology and neuro-rehabilitation services. The Neurological Alliance issued a report highlighting Covid as the perfect storm for neurology and neuro-rehabilitation resourcing because not only did we have the backlog and lack of service available during the pandemic but now, potentially, as the Deputy asked, is it a new neurological disorder? It is certainly a new neurological need presenting on a service already at breaking point in terms of capacity. Again, in terms of the issues we are highlighting to the committee today, it is an additional need. It is already presenting to services and must be taken into account in terms of the overall resourcing of those services.