Ms Patricia King:

We will take up the invitation to offer our view on some the supplementary matters that were raised in the questions that we did not get an opportunity to answer.

We welcome the opportunity to make a presentation. We also welcome the fact the committee has been set up. Issues were raised by various Deputies such as Deputies Kelly and Barry, but in terms of the most recent questions, if policymakers can grapple with and identify some of the big ticket issues, like the funding model and how the system works with fluidity, then one will start on the road to building the morale of the people who work on the ground. They will then see that the big ticket issues, that they know are unworkable and cause all of the dysfunctionality in the system, are from a policy point of view being taken on board and a group of policymakers trying to tackle them. That could be a game-changer in terms of how those who deliver the service at all levels react.