Maria Byrne (Fine Gael)

As for my last question, I was at a HSE briefing with the team in the mid-west on Monday and they were really open to progression and areas we need to look at. One area that has been of concern to me for quite a while, and it was highlighted on Monday, is the shortage of not only neurological surgeons but neurological staff more generally in that area. I firmly believe, as regards illnesses like MS and so on, that if patients can have access to a neurological nurse or neurological supports, it helps them to stay at home within their own home support, but because sometimes there is a shortage, they end up in hospital. Are there any plans to try to expand those services?