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

The committee might consider marking International Women's Day by endorsing this call and contacting the Minister to ask him to act on this. It is a significant matter for women of all ages, and young people in particular. Perhaps we might consider this later in the meeting. I think it would be a good move.

Returning to the national strategy and the action plan, I was surprised that there was not more in the presentation about chronic illness management. Is a lot of potential seen in this regard, given this is where things are at in respect of providing services at the lowest level of complexity and in the right place at the right time? Is there a lot of potential for the pharmacy sector to play a key role in this regard?