Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I accept what the Senator says, and if she is unable to obtain an answer to her question, we will have to assist her. We will do so. I understand this can sometimes be frustrating for Senators, but it was not the Minister who halted the reviews; it was the HSE. The Government made a decision on developing the policy framework to cover medical conditions in the future, not just financial means. Therefore, the Government made a decision on policy grounds, which was the basis for the HSE, not the Minister, suspending the reviews. People will ask what the difference is. The difference is very clear in the legislation governing the HSE.