Dr. Avril Kennan:

I wish to mention a very quick story about a woman in Limerick. I talked to a colleague in Limerick and learned that her 80-year-old mother was in hospital during the week. Both of them watched a man cart piles of patient paper records from one end of the hospital to the other. Her mother asked why they would not just use computers. This is really what it is all about. It is hard to fathom that we have not made more progress yet. In Europe, people are now talking about a health data space. Ireland will have to get on board with that. We are already behind. It is only a matter of when. It absolutely has to happen. I encourage all of the members to keep this issue on the agenda. Ongoing pressure will be needed. I urge members to bring this issue into the conversation whenever they can.