Ms Sharon Foley:

Yes. A chief pharmaceutical officer would be responsible for pulling together a strategic vision and ensuring there was a voice for pharmacies at those tables where women's health, contraception and, indeed, minor ailments were being discussed. We are not alone in this belief. We have spoken to all of the State bodies and our colleagues in the HSE and the Department of Health. We have spoken to the universities and the pharmacy industry. They are all saying that we need a chief pharmaceutical officer.