Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

The purpose of that was to supervise how the bodies operated. The Deputy is not suggesting a supervisory body that will supervise how the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland or the Medical Council regulate. He is suggesting that we have a body at the level of which the various regulatory bodies would meet. These bodies have very separate functions. One does not need to prescribe in law for people to talk to each other, for God's sake. The Deputy and I can talk to each other.

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