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

I welcome the fact it is happening, but we have to ask why it is happening only now. It seems rather late in the day.

One of the other criticisms, certainly in the context of Lil Red's campaign, was that every time representatives meet somebody from the HSE, it is a different person. That seems to indicate a lack of focus within the HSE or insufficient seniority being made available to meet representatives of that campaign. In the brief time I have remaining, will the witnesses explain what a "mandated guideline" means? How many staff have been trained at this stage and is there also a training module within medical schools?