Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I particularly wanted to be here because of Ms and Mr. Staunton. I think it was in 2011 that I met Rory in Westport, County Mayo. I can relate to everything Mr. Staunton says. I thank everybody for sharing their stories today. I think this is a game-changer in terms of how we approach this. Mr. and Ms Staunton said they had never heard of sepsis. We cannot now say that as legislators.

Many of my questions have already been asked. My main question was why this happens when we can see the figures for heart attacks and strokes and so on. Senator Black asked that question.

The UK National Health Service, NHS, has care bundles and sepsis pathways. I even see some of the community and nursing stuff it is doing in places like Gloucester. It seems to be ahead. Is there a possibility for us to have an all-island approach in the same way as we have an all-island strategy with the cancer research institute?