Seanad debates
Wednesday, 25 June 2003
Council Regulation on Procedures for amending the Sirene Manual: Referral to Joint Committee. - Health Service Reform: Statements (Resumed).
These changes will not and cannot take place overnight. There has to be parallel action on a number of fronts and the Prospectus report points out that an incremental response will only exacerbate existing problems. It concludes that the way we have done business in the past has resulted in the dilution of the effectiveness of reforms and of investment. It also suggests that a fundamental shift in thinking is required and that we should take a broader view of how we develop the system into the future. The report goes on to suggest that the proposed changes will require leadership which is strong, clear, firm and sustained.
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