Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I would appreciate it if Mr. Watt could provide specific written correspondence on that. A number of Deputies and Senators have concerns about it. There is emotional trauma when people try to register a parent's death, have to go in again and again, and are unable to do so each time. There is also a practical impact. My concern is especially about early years and the registration for child benefit. The Department needs to examine it. It needs to make sure the HSE's difficulties are resolved. If private companies are able to offer a service where they can get a birth certificate in another HSE office elsewhere in the country, then the HSE should be able to link those two things together and ensure people can avail of the additional resources that seem to be available within the current system, whether online or in person. I appreciate Mr. Watt does not have the information in front of him. I would appreciate a written response on it.