Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)

Congratulations and the best of luck in Osaka and Latvia. Often when it comes to the development of apps and innovative use of technology, we find ourselves looking at those who came up with the idea thinking it was just something they stumbled upon. None of you give that impression at all. Not only are you all very capable young women but you are startlingly intelligent. You have a future ahead of you that I hope includes coming back before the health committee to let us know how you are getting on. I would just love to be a fly on the wall in your kitchen to hear your conversations. We could all probably learn quite a bit. The innovation behind this is truly remarkable.

My constituency is very rural and we have some urban parts also. We have what I affectionately called the Bermuda triangles, where we cannot get a mobile phone signal. If something did happen, people would have no way of reaching out for help or support from anybody, whether a family member or an emergency service. I can see real value for my constituents in what you are putting forward. What are your next steps? You have got to this point and you are off to Osaka, not that we are jealous, and then to Latvia. What else do you need to do to the app? Is there anything the health committee can do to support you in this?