Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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That is understood and agreed with. I thank Dr. Lyne and Dr. O'Shea for their submission. It is a very small number of doctors they are here speaking on behalf of. I take on board Dr. O'Shea's point that that is how it started with the last big societal debate we had when it came to a healthcare issue around choice. I was particularly interested in what Dr. O'Shea put forward on how this would work if we went down this route. That is the very tricky bit for us as legislators to get our heads around because we would not have the practical experience that practitioners have. I love the idea of the implementation group and the service providers panel. On the qualifying criteria they have set out, could Dr. O'Shea or Dr. Lyne akin that to one of the international experiences? We have heard so much about international experiences. We have already had lots of testimony from other countries. Is there a particular country that this is based on or similar to?