Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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I will ask a couple of questions. Figures of 9,000 deaths and 25,000 hospital admissions per year were mentioned. Cardiovascular disease is the second-most common cause of death in Ireland and cost €3.4 billion in health and social care in 2021. It seems extraordinary that there is no plan. When we met people concerning sight loss, we were told there was no plan in that regard. There is no plan for audiology. It seems that us not having a plan is a common feature across the spectrum. This does not make sense, given the amount of money involved.

It was stated that more women than men were affected by cardiovascular disease in Ireland and that the impression that mostly men were affected was not supported by the research. If the witnesses had the opportunity, what types of research would they pursue? Would they look into why more women than men were affected, for example? What types of research should be done?