Dr. Austin O'Carroll:

To be honest, the critical incident analysis has not been recommended. It was recommended briefly in a previous report but it was not specifically mentioned as a process of critical incident analysis. Critical incident analysis has developed over the last five or six years in the HSE, so I think it is just that the step of transferring it has not been realised. There is a commitment from the DRHE to put this in and, to be honest, a lot of this report was done while keeping the DRHE informed of what is coming out because it is best that people are brought on board. I know there was a significant commitment from the DRHE and it very much supported everything in that in order to get it in place. The support of the committee would be fantastic because it would ensure the momentum is maintained to get this critical incident analysis across the line.

There is a bit of work to be done. Part of the issue is data protection because, obviously, if we are getting different agencies involved, we have to have data sharing agreements. There is a bit of work to be done initially but I think it could be done over a number of months to set up that process. I intend to meet the DRHE soon to see how we progress this because I intend to try to follow through on the recommendations and, as I said, the DRHE is very much part of the process. All support would be welcome in making sure it happens.