Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)

My final question relates to a particular area that stands out, and the witnesses have identified it themselves, where additional money going is into the hospital sector but the results are not being achieved at the other end.

What specifically is the Department doing about that? There is huge money going into the hospital sector. I have put it to Mr. Watt before as to whether a "money follows the patient" type system has been considered, or any other system that would ensure we would have a line of sight of those vast amounts of money. However, it is not happening. The Department is not getting value for money in the hospital sector, so what is it specifically doing on that?