Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I also have the figures the Deputy listed in my supplementary response but the question was in relation to the disaggregated figures by age cohort. That is maintained by individual hospitals. It is not disaggregated by age cohort. The data are not currently available centrally to support decision-making. It is a new office. In 2022, funding of €1.34 million was provided for the initial establishment, for example, of the national perinatal genomic service. In December 2022, the national strategy for accelerating genetics and genomic medicine in Ireland was launched. In budget 2023, €2.7 million was allocated to support the implementation of the strategy. The initial investment focused on establishing a national office for genetics and genomics and recruiting front-line staff and roles like the national director for the national office, the national bioinformatics director, a general manager and six genetic counsellors. It is a growing office. I take on board the data the Deputy requested. I hope, in time, we will be able to get the disaggregated data he requested.

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