Mr. Pat Healy:

Given the circumstances in the CRC, the director general has written to the organisation and advised it that I will linking with it and will be available to it as a support over the coming period. Obviously, the service arrangements and engagement take place at a local level and that will continue. In answer to the Deputy's question, the voluntary and independent nature of the organisations will be respected. We will work with organisations in terms of implementation of policy, be it around changes we are introducing around the value for money reform within the service, the 0-18 programme, New Directions or any national policies so that they will implement that in line with policy. We will do that on the basis of consultation and engagement. The intention would be that the CRC and all voluntary organisations would work with the HSE in implementing policies like that.