Dr. Eric Kelleher:

I totally agree with the Deputy insofar as members have a huge challenge.

I commend the work of the committee. I have seen its timetables. Members are talking to the right people and are looking at what has happened around the world. I do not underestimate the seriousness of this matter and the responsibility they all hold.

I will make some comments. My colleagues may want to come in as well. We have spoken about the limitations to access to things such as palliative care and mental health services. This was raised previously. A colleague from UCC raised the issue of access to services in making autonomous choices. To be able to make a choice, people need to have access to services in the first place. For it to be truly said that people are making an autonomous choice, services, including access to care, should be available to them. We see many gaps in clinical practice where that may not necessarily be the case.