Dr. Avril Kennan:

I will ask my colleagues to think about the legislation aspect. As of last year, Europe has been discussing a health data space across all the member states, which is very exciting and ambitious. It is going to help with things like cross-border healthcare. For example, if a patient is on holidays and needs to fill a prescription, he or she will be able to use a personal, unique number to get the prescription in Spain, France or wherever. The discussion is also very mindful of research. As the Deputy mentioned, it is about enabling research across borders. We need to think about that from the start. In order for Ireland to be really part of that, we have to have our own house in order.