Dr. John Hillery:

No. I am a practising psychiatrist still, and there are international standards as regards those monitorings we apply. It can be more difficult in some areas of the country. For instance, when I worked in the Cathaoirleach's area I had to send people to the hospital for blood tests and I was depending on their going. Then I would often have to go downstairs to my GP colleague to get the blood test result because I could not get them directly for some reason. That can all be overcome with an appropriate administrative system. There are international standards, they are well accepted and they should be in place. There is no reason to have our own standards. We are all using them.