Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

I was not aware that this is the Institute of Public Health's first appearance before the committee. Given the length of time that the institute has been in existence, it is quite shocking that it has not been here previously. It is great to have the representatives here. It has been very informative and interesting to hear about the work the institute does and to listen to answers to the questions from the various members.

Is the engagement to which Ms Costello referred with the Departments of Health, North and South? Are those the main bodies the institute would engage with or are there other entities within the public health realm that it would engage in the context of the research it carries out, how it conducts that research and how it disseminates the resultant information?