Maria Corrigan (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State for her response. I am not being awkward. There was a considerable amount in the response that was informative and encouraging, including the information on the training given to auxiliary staff, the recognition of the consequences of anaphylaxis and the necessity of avoidance and early intervention. All of that can only come into play if allergies are diagnosed. We do not know the incidence of allergies in Ireland, yet there is nothing in the report that indicates any plan to try to capture data to establish this. Directly linked to this is the question of how to assess and diagnose patients. The key issue is that we do not have the medical training. We have not continued with postgraduate training programmes. The rest of the report is super, but the issues of the incidence and the need for diagnosis must be dealt with. We must also address the fact that there is only one public service consultant in this area and the need for postgraduate training.