Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Dr. Tracey Cooper, who attended the health committee meeting this week, stressed the importance of leadership in the context of health delivery systems in this country. If one cannot measure it, one cannot manage it, to quote the saying. On what date will the health information Bill be published? This Bill aims to provide a legislative framework for the better governance of health information to enhance individual patient care and safety. It is hugely important, particularly in the context of the recent report on Tallaght Hospital by the Health Information and Quality Authority.

Another proposed legislative measure is relative to the focus of the Private Members' business that concluded last night. When will the monuments Bill be published? The need for that Bill, which aims to consolidate, update and improve the legislative code governing the protection and regulation of national archaeological heritage and other heritage sites, is hugely relevant in the context of the decisions that have been made.

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