Mr. Ciar?n Devane:

We are all trying to drive transformation as hard and fast as we can. There is much to be done, as the Senator will appreciate, and we have to ensure that we line the resources up in this regard. There is no question but that the pandemic slowed things down. I hope the Senator will see that, since then, the progress made on emergency departments and waiting lists has been real. Progress is being made on these despite the increased demand. The numbers are heading in the right direction. Would we like to go faster? Absolutely. Of course, we would. Are there things we want to happen quicker? From a personal perspective, I believe that the sooner we have electronic patient records and identifiers, the sooner we will be able to open up the world to some of the transformations in Sláintecare. I am impatient for us to get to that, so I accept the premise.