Michael Harty (Clare, Independent)
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When responding, the delegates might comment on my following point. The voluntary organisations, the section 39 organisations, are the meat in the sandwich here. They are committed to providing the services and delivering, on behalf of the HSE, services that are essential, yet they have, on the one hand, pay demands from the unions to which they must respond and, on the other, a lack of funding from the Department of Health via the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Perhaps the delegates will comment on how they feel about that. They may begin by answering Deputy Kelly's questions first. I am not sure who wants to lead off.