David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will come back to the issue of neurology services, which is a matter of frustration for us. I do not expect Mr. Gloster to micromanage every staff member who is recruited to the health service. However, when the Oireachtas health committee puts a particular focus on a major issue like neurology services, when we have had not one but several meetings where we discussed the roll-out of community neurological teams, and when the head of the HSE comes before the committee and gives certain commitments, we would expect that there will be follow-through. If there was a discrepancy or a problem in recruiting staff, that would be captured at that point in time. Obviously, Mr. Gloster referenced earlier that mistakes were made. Can he understand the frustration that here we are today, in July 2024, when commitments were given over a long number of years, and I still cannot tell people when those six teams will be fully operational? I will ask again before I finish, and I will leave my remaining minute to Mr. Gloster to answer the following question.

Regarding the two teams that were funded recently, can Mr. Gloster give some sense of a timeline as to when they will be fully operational? Is it a case that the other two teams will need to be funded in the upcoming budget?