Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State for her detailed response. I fully appreciate that, as she outlined, it is a very big undertaking and a complex piece of work. We all understand and accept there will be teething problems. However, it is important that while doing so, we do not close our ears to what doctors and medics are saying to us and that, during the process, we listen to their concerns. We know that delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis, which can result in delayed or perhaps no treatment thereafter, is something that causes medical practitioners grave concern. I am heartened by the response of the Minister of State and I trust that the HSE will take on board the grave and genuine concerns expressed by medics on behalf of us all.