Frank Fahey (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

No. There are two different and distinct roles but both could conceivably be carried out by the same person. The first one, governed by statutory independence, is to be able to provide a service statement of all a person's needs, irrespective of resources or any other constraints. The second role is service provision entailing the preparation of a service statement, which is deliverable and which must take account of the resource constraints and difficulties that are present in the HSE at any particular time.