Hynes, Terence
Caulfield, Paul
O’Connor, Peter
Cullinan, John
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Health, Ireland
Article History
Received: 3 February 2025
Accepted: 28 June 2025
First Online: 21 August 2025
Declarations
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: As noted in the updated Competing Interests section of the paper: TH (corresponding author: T.Hynes9@universityofgalway.ie) is currently employed in the Department of Health in Ireland and undertaking a part-time PhD in Economics at the University of Galway which is funded by the Department. PC is currently employed in the Department of Health. POC’s contribution to the paper occurred during a period of employment with the Department of Health in Ireland. Analysis and conclusions are those of the authors alone and not attributable to their institutions.