NPHET is too unwieldy

Sir, – The membership of the National Public Health Emergency Team totals 33 people. Surely it must be obvious to the Taoiseach, the Minister for Health, etc, that one cannot expect a coherent transparent strategy to emerge from such a number.

I suggest that if this number were reduced there should be a corresponding increase in effectiveness . – Yours, etc,

FRANK McCARTHY,

Dublin 14.