Ms Tara Doheny:

There is a rigorous process around each service and what it was applying to do and how many people it wanted to support. As Dr. Lally said, we did not just divide the pot of money between the organisations or CHOs. Applications were put in to a grants committee. Family members sat on that committee and reviewed proposals. Money was divided out and awarded, based on those proposals and on how many people were going to be supported. After money was awarded, monitoring and progress around how those individuals were progressing in the community was very much tracked over the three years.