Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

I rely on people who contact me to tell me about the level of care they feel they and their children, in particular, receive. I am sure most of us, including those on the other side of the House, have had significant communication on the issue of the structure of the diabetic services. I hear that the Dublin hospitals are inundated with people looking for services. People are making contact because they are concerned by the queues and the fact that children are not seen as often as desirable to minimise damage that might occur later. I take it from the Minister's response that he will agree some changes to the system. Does he have a timeframe for when he expects these changes to be fully rolled out? The change is about doing things smarter and will not necessarily cost more. However, if the system is done differently, it may well save unnecessary damage and bring about better outcomes in the long term.

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