Mr. Tim Hanly:

As people said, this is a societal problem and abuse and harm needs a societal response. The health service is aware, and we are in consultation with the Department of Health in this regard, that the current policy has areas that need improvement in terms of consistency and scope. However, this needs a societal response and we need legislation setting out who needs protection and why they need protection. Further, when people are carrying out their work, they need authority and they need to be clear on their role and their responsibilities. It is a wonder that we are constrained at the moment. We have taken a step in terms of setting up a policy but we do not have legislation to back it, and that is urgently needed.