David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I know there is no current policy, but at the same time there may be policy.

It is possible that at some point in the next 12 months there could be policy. What I am saying is that the HSE has looked at this. I will go through all of the different issues the HSE has identified as potential safeguards. They are: citizens who may be vulnerable; potential impact on healthcare workers; patient safety; safeguarding; and intergenerational impacts. Obviously there is, at a HSE level, an element of discussion on what the safeguards would be. I wonder why that is not happening at a Department level.