Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is, and we send our thoughts to the petitioner. She is taking particular issue with the HSE's reference to best practice when, as she says, the weight of the baby was estimated as higher than was the case following birth. Also, the petitioner has an issue with what more could have been done in an accident and emergency environment. It is obviously distressing that at 22 weeks' gestation the birth fell short of the recommended threshold. This is obviously distressing for the petitioner, and it is actually distressing even reading out her petition. I suggest that we ask the HSE not to delay in its response. Maybe the petitioner is able to go down a legal route or something like that - we do not know - but, like I said, we will ask the HSE to correspond as quickly as possible to-----