Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Hourigan for raising this. I am sorry that I was not available when witnesses were in. I am quite familiar with the issues raised about Cork. It is a good example to bring us into a larger issue. This is a topic that we should get our teeth into. In the analysis, you will probably see that some regions are very different from others, which is not acceptable. That means there could be different strategies, views or policies depending on who is in charge, which is a whim more than anything. This needs much analysis. There is a huge amount of work to be done. This has to be thought about from the capital side and service side, then be broken down by discipline, whether mental health, disability or any other.

You have got to break it down by discipline, whether it is mental health, disability or otherwise. You will probably see that, in some cases or regions, it may be done quite well. In other disciplines, it might not be, depending on the make-up or priorities. This is a good way of kicking it off. However, we should probably focus on one discipline first because, if we throw the net too far, we might not get very far. If we tighten it up and maybe go across the CHO regions in relation to-----