Ms Magdalen Rogers:

We are very pleased that the focus of the neurology clinical programme is now very much on the role of the clinical nurse specialist and increasing that role. Very positive results have been generated by the epilepsy programme and its concentration on the development of the clinical nurse specialist. The lessons that have been learned are being transferred to the neurology programme. Today, the committee heard about some proposals to increase the clinical nurse specialist role in the management of motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis and I completely agree with the Chairman that needs to be transferred to other conditions. The Neurological Alliance of Ireland welcomes the current focus on the neurology clinical programme.