Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On amendment No. 11, I agree with the Minister about changing the review period to three years. A number of us are glad that the Minister listened on that issue. Five years was certainly the wrong timeframe. I support amendment No. 12. It is a good amendment because God knows we have issues in respect of proper data collection when it comes to healthcare. The specifications set out are not absolute and the Minister can add to them quite broadly. I accept some of Deputy Donnelly's comments that priorities will change and different issues will arise. As the services are put into place, we will find out what issues arise and they can be added to the review. All of these are issues that are going to have to be analysed one way or the other. We are going to have to see how it is working under each and every heading. From a scoping point of view, including this in the legislation might help to focus minds from the outset on the level of detail and data gathering that is required. I will support amendment No. 12.

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