Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I echo what the Chair said. It was the same in our previous conversation with the Ombudsman. Sometimes people do not like the response, but the Chair is correct that there are procedures and it takes time. I know people want it to be addressed urgently but I ask the petitioners to have patience. A lot of work has gone into this. The Chair is correct that the committee aims to get the best result. I agree with recommendations. As we said, it is a two-way situation or perhaps a three- or four-way situation. We must keep all the lines of contact open and hope that between contacting the HSE, the Minister for Health and back and forth to the petitioners, it will be resolved. I ask for patience.