Seán Kyne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I assume it would be relatively simple to do this even at a local hospital. My GP is located outside of Galway city. I believe the emergency department or the Saolta Hospital Group in UHG could easily do this through the PPS number or whatever. It has been said that a PPS number cannot be used. Surely with permission from a patient, a PPS number could be used to access records. Simply, one could pilot the scheme within a local group and then expand it nationally. I repeat that everything we do is electronically based. I cannot see how, with all the expertise we have, this connectivity and connection cannot be done.