Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I assure the Senators that I have taken on board their concerns. I have met with the Psychiatric Nurses Association, PNA, on this matter and discussed this and a number of matters. I have met with it and heard its concerns previous to today. I gave it an assurance that I will take on board its concerns about the composition of the implementation group and who it consists of, and I will be monitoring it closely. I will also be visiting the region myself to have a look first-hand. There is a body of work to be done and a group has been tasked to do that work. I want to let some of that work get under way before I get involved directly, hands-on, but I assure the Senators that I intend to do that. I thank them for their concern about this important matter.