Dr. Kara McGann:

There are a number of pieces to that and the Deputy mentioned a couple of them. It is worth noting that if we use waiting lists as a metric, where provision has been outsourced to private providers, they are getting very good results, if we look at it from that perspective. In one of the CHOs, it is 100% outsourced and the waiting list is down to seven, while in another, it is 85% HSE provision and the waiting list is at 1,200. The private sector is playing a part where there is a gap, with 40% of the delivery. However, in terms of how we approach this moving forward, it is about looking at all of the strands together. It is looking at the regulation of this sector, how we look at licensing and how we look at improving the regulation and professionalisation of the sector. It is looking at the development and career path so we build that into this piece as well.

It is looking at the access we have, so it is something that we need to grow.