Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

I am not satisfied with the response from the Minister of State or the legislation as it is set out. This is a very important aspect of the Bill. If we cannot inform an individual of a timeframe for the delivery of the services which are set out in his or her initial statement, we are letting him or her down. As I understand it, we are not delivering that to the individual. We are not people when services will be delivered. It would be much better if it was done on a case-by-case basis. If one does it on a case-by-case basis, the HSE can also come up with a statement at the end of the year and identify where it has a shortfall in terms of delivery of services. It would be necessary for the HSE to do that, but the individual must also have some type of timeframe. I understand financial constraints apply but I can see someone never getting his or her service delivered if we leave this vague. This would tighten the legislation in terms of delivering services for people and letting people know when they may get or may not get their service. I ask the Minister of State to reconsider these amendments.