Professor Colette Cowan:

It is a national system that will be put in. A paperless system is being tested first with the Children's Health Ireland model. It has to be legislated for in respect of other hospital groups. We have pockets of good practice but we do not have an overall system in the country. Covid vaccination was a case in point. Everyone's PPS number is now loaded with information on the Covid vaccine so it might make it a little easier. Every time we meet staff, it is the one thing that people need. I concur with the Deputy on that.