Mr. John Dunne:

Ms Duffy is actually making it sound better than it is. It is a bit of a joke because at the end of the day one may or may not get this. Then one must go out and fix it. The HSE retains oversight to ensure that one's care needs are being met, so one goes off and negotiates with all the providers and then one must go back to the HSE and get it to sign off that what has been negotiated is acceptable to it. Now, there is good reason for this. One does not want the €200 to be spent on ice cream. At the same time, though, all it is doing is creating a huge amount of extra work and pressure for the family.