Ms Magdalen Rogers:

The information on the current provision is also our understanding. The date of 2026 is new to me and the Neurological Alliance of Ireland. I would be concerned about that timeframe, given the implementation plan which was recommending the nine teams – that is, a team in each area - between 2019 and 2021 was not implemented. I would be concerned we are now pushing out into 2026 when there is that existing inequality where people in some parts of the country have been able to access a neurorehabilitation team for some years now. We are at multiple different streams in terms of people being able to access a neurorehabilitation team so I would be very concerned that we are now pushing it out for a further three years.