Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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The problem in Ireland is we have a whole lot of authorities. For instance, the HSE is paying out funding to 2,500 different organisations and every one of them is looking after its particular aspect of healthcare.

However, that does not necessarily mean it is an efficient way of dealing with it. What I am saying is, if you need an authority, would you be better off having local authorities working together rather than having a brand new authority which is then going to have to be dealing with the local authorities anyway?