Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The relevant local hospitals will be reporting into the RHA. At the hospital level, what is the attitude there, given the historical way in which hospitals have operated, when they have had the ear of the Minister, or whatever? Is there a recognition that we need to move to that single budget so that, for example, there are not 600 delayed discharges from hospitals for want of funding for home care or step-down facilities, and that that rational decision making would then be taken?