Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank everybody for being here this morning. I reiterate Mr. Johnson's idea for a junior Ministry in preventative health. It is a very good idea. As one doctor said to me, we need to start living better not just longer.

I will turn to the issue of a cardiac register, which was raised in the opening statements. Can we unpack that a little? The need for greater data has come up during committee meetings on other areas of health. Registers for people who experience chronic illness allow faster access to care or more immediate access to screening and testing. Can the witnesses unpack how that would work for cardiovascular issues in particular? There is a wide spectrum, from people who have fully managed but identified heart murmurs right up to people who experience complex health events.