Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I know we are keen to have the consultant neurologist in situ. There is also the issue of the designated nursing post at Temple Street Hospital. Accepting that is the key focus of our submission to the Minister and the Department, has there been any research at home - Mr. Kennedy referred to international research - into the positive impact of folic acid as part of the diet of a particular cohort of women? Extrapolating from the information gathered over a period of time, is it clear from the results that a fewer number of births per thousand are presenting with spina bifida? It would be wonderful if we could be part of the international effort to establish factually the positive impact.