Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank everyone for coming in. They deserve huge credit for the campaign they have run that has brought them this far. Most people in this room and many of our colleagues have been contacted by SNAs in their local areas too. The principles behind the campaign have been very well articulated. I think the committee is united in trying to bring our pressure to bear to try and get this moved along. It has been well articulated over the past hour. From when the role began the scale, scope and complexity of what an SNA has to do has increased maybe 20-fold or however much you care to state. For instance, Deputy Ó Cathasaigh gave the example of administering medical assistance. These are very significant roles.

I will direct my first question to Mr. Pike and Ms O'Mahony but also to anyone else who wants to take it. It may be a bit boring but process cuts to the heart of the matter. The Minister and the Minister of State say that we must do the review of the contract first. We must implement that. How long will it take not only to review but also to implement? Will people explain in their own words why that is the wrong approach for the review to take place before a review of the qualifications?