Professor David Keegan:

Yes. That is sort of similar to Deputy Burke’s query. There is interest. We had a college meeting and a special session on this, and there has been much interest among our colleagues afterwards. It ranges from, “Why cannot we do this now and can we just get on board?” to “We will wait and see how you get on.” Some might be a bit cooler about it. It is a lot of work to create a coalition of the willing, because there is nothing statutory and people are very much giving up their own regular time.

Again, I am sorry to keep going back to that point. We feel very strongly about this. We have to show we can do to it. We are talking, and we welcome the committee listening to us today. We hope for its support. We have to deliver what is being watched – what we are doing. We are only too happy to share the learnings through webinars and presentations. There have been mistakes along the way and challenges we did not predict. I am sure there will be a few others, particularly when we get into the meat of service level agreements and legal matters. As Dr. Rogers pointed out, the service level agreement between CHO 9 and Temple Street works. The agreement between the Mater and CHO 9 also works. There is a service level agreement between Mater and CHO 1 in respect of the new provision service. There is also an agreement involving the Mater and the RCSI Hospital Group. There is already a network in place off which we can work. We are not creating anything new. There are nuances to each area, and we have to respect that. We are hoping, through demonstration of flexibility, we can do it. It is absolutely deployable across the country.