Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming in. They have given us a lot of issues to pursue. Before we finish, on behalf of the committee I again express appreciation to the witnesses for all the work the IMO's members give in their various roles in hospitals and the wider health service. I genuinely mean that. The view is shared right across the political spectrum. In spite of all the challenges we face within the health system, there is a significant amount of positive work going on, day in, day out. I accept what the witnesses say about the challenges facing their members. I do not think anyone would disagree with the points made about unsafe practices due to long hours. We have listened to what was said about burnout and so on. We all accept that there are huge gaps within the health service. Let us hope we can follow up on a number of the issues that were raised here this morning with the various individuals we will meet in the future.