Mr. Robert Watt:

Yes, I am absolutely convinced, since we have re-engaged with Sláintecare, particularly post Covid. I have been in this job two years and 90% of my first year was taken up with Covid and it was similar for my colleagues in the HSE so there were slippages over that period. Covid affected us for the best part of three years so there were slippages. We have, particularly over the past year, galvanised the teams around delivering. Members may not have had an opportunity to read the report in detail yet. I believe that some of the things that both myself and Mr. Gloster have set out in the report do show very significant reform and change, which, in my view, is unprecedented. Can we move faster and be more ambitious? Yes, we absolutely can. Do we accept that there are challenges with implementation? Absolutely. Are we satisfied with every initiative and reform? No, we are not.

That is why we are redoubling our efforts to accelerate that.