Professor Gerard Bury:

I thank the Deputy for all of his support and his work on our project. I am not terribly familiar with the Department of Foreign Affairs' agencies or roles and the rapid response corps Deputy Berry described is an excellent agency to consider as a starting point. The little I know about it suggests it is a non-medical and largely support-based organisation. It might be a good starting point to consider it as a framework for the sort of work that we are talking about. Similarly, the co-ordination role Mr. Leahy mentioned between other agencies might also fall under the ambit of any framework that is created rather than directly being a part of a Department of Foreign Affairs agency, per se. It might need to be broadened just a little bit beyond the current framework that has been described.