Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their presentations. I have one or two questions, the first of which is to Ms McArdle. She mentioned two things of interest about psychosocial, spiritual and physical problems. Is she happy with the psychotherapy provision around the State? In Tralee, for example, in UHK, it is quite good. Is Ms McArdle happy with it? She stated in her opening statement that “Geographic variations in the provision of specialist palliative care services will be addressed.” To me, that reads she is happier with it in some areas than in others. I have a final question for her. She said new policy is expected to be published shortly. What does she mean by “shortly”? Is there a big discrepancy in the variations that she mentioned? Is she happy with the psychotherapy that is given to palliative care patients?