Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I accept that, but let us say there is a tragic accident with a power take-off, PTO, shaft, as a result of which someone has serious head injuries, is airlifted to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin and remains on life support machine for three or four weeks. We cannot expect the family, in that period of time, to be thinking about informing the HSE. I accept these circumstances will be very rare, but in those particular instances, there should be some flexibility in terms of those 20 days.

I will not dwell on it. I ask the Minister of State to think about it between now and Report Stage. I thank her for accepting the principle of what I am talking about here and ask her to dwell on it between now and Report Stage.