Dr. Adeelia Goffe:

I agree with Deputy Canney. There are many challenges ahead. It will be necessary to assess every step of the way to make sure people are not being left behind. Such a large transition will require identifying hiccups on the road where some people are not able to access care. Some of those challenges are geographic. Sometimes it relates to transportation links and people being able to access a certain service in a particular location because they live in a rural area. Maybe they are accessing a service outside their county or maybe in the North of Ireland. It is situational and it will take time. I do not necessarily think it will take decades. Given how quickly Ireland and the world were able to put processes in place for Covid-19, that gives me hope. I believe it is possible to do it quickly with enough will and enough money. It is possible to do it in less than ten years but it will take much effort and energy.