Ms Caroline Lynch:

I acknowledge the comments of members of the committee and their support for palliative care.

Deputy Catherine Byrne is right. Most of the care for people at end of life is delivered by the local GP. Specialist palliative care provides support for approximately 25% of deaths. The local GP is really important. A programme called primary palliative care is in place, run by the Irish Hospice Foundation and the Irish College of General Practitioners. It supports GPs, and particularly out-of-hours services. The Irish Hospice Foundation has also collaborated with Console. We have some information about supporting those who have been bereaved through suicide, which I will gladly share with the committee.