Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

But Professor Cowan would acknowledge that as a result of the Minister's intervention and sending down of the specialised team, there are further improvements? Did the hospital group not think a number of years ago that such outside engagement by the HSE at national level would have gleaned benefits before this? Why did it take until now because all of us as elected representatives have been looking for it? The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, has been calling for it for a long time. Why did the hospital group not reach out and look for that type of assistance earlier?