Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to comment on a matter in respect of which I carried out some research. I refer to miscarriages and stillbirths. Many years ago I was involved in a campaign to have stillbirths registered and I am aware that the level of grief which accompanies a stillbirth is the same as that accompanying the loss of a child. However, there is no response from friends or whomever and there is no opportunity - outside of one's family or perhaps one's partner - to deal with the bereavement. Stillbirths and miscarriages are extremely traumatic. I am not seeking a comment from our guests on the matter, but I wished to place the information I have related on record.