Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank our three guests for their forthright answers, not least in regard to recruitment. I was very interested when Ms Holmes stated that more administrative staff are needed to support therapists and to let therapists focus on their expertise. That is something we should take up given that if a therapist is involved in administrative work, that is a waste of a valuable and scarce resource. Moreover, we should take up with the Department, the HSE and the Minister the issue of international recruitment, which can and should be done. We should not try to put barriers in the way but rather should have a can-do approach.