Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I was not. What I am saying is that there is plenty of evidence for reductions in infection incidence in the absence of a resident microbiologist. Why do we not have that speciality in Loughlinstown? The structural problem with the system is that we have half the number of consultants we should have and twice as many junior doctors as we should have. One of the only ways in which we can make the switch is to change the terms of the contract to allow us to employ more consultants. That process, unfortunately, took far too long. Perhaps Deputy Reilly knows more about this than I do, but——

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