Tony Kett (Fianna Fail)

I agree with the Minister of State. There is a serious obligation on bodies which supply various services to health boards. If they are manufacturers they must first register with the Irish Medicines Board and must also obtain a qualification which I understand is called a C2 certificate, regarding certain standards.

Some operators within the health system went out of business within a short period of time, one of the reasons being that they could not meet the cost of implementing certain measures. One must consider, for example, the number of safety measures to be adhered to by ambulances transporting those suffering from disabilities. Some private ambulance operators are likely to be driven out of business because of the new legislation being introduced in Europe. Substantial additional costs will be involved if the laws are to be adhered to. I take the point made by the Minister of State in that regard and I support him in this matter.