Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The engagement today has been very useful. I propose that the committee write to the Minister, endorsing this model and requesting that it be part of the budgetary process. Deputy Burke referred to what is happening in Cork and the collaboration, communications and so forth. I wish to develop that a little further. Obviously the witnesses have been developing this for the last two or three years and it is well known within the eye care world, as it were. Have they been approached by those in other areas of the country to glean lessons from what they are doing? Are other areas of the country looking at developing a similar model?