Mr. Patrick Burke:

Absolutely. As well as that they know the services, the schemes in place and how health services are delivered. They are able to identify if the client can be supported and, if so, in what way. They conduct that assessment. If there are situations they find difficult they come together as a group twice a week to discuss those individual cases. On foot of those individual assessments or case conferences they make a recommendation to the deciding officer who will look at their recommendation.