Mr. Muiris O'Connor:

The e-health strategy and the refreshment of the strategic framework is to develop a capability for the sharing of care records across the HSE and beyond the GP and all aspects of the health and social care system. A shared care record team is in place and active in the HSE to develop that programme.

As the Deputy is aware, in parallel, there is the health information Bill, which provides a clear legislative base and establishes a clear duty to share health information where there is a duty to care. The health information Bill provides very specifically in section 2 for a summary care record. The details-----