Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her reply. The recommendations are quite clear. Recommendation 1 is "The National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) must urgently progress the implementation of an electronic data collection system in order to allow for the timely submission of CYP mortality data to the NPMR". It is a clear recommendation. Recommendation 2 is that there would be a "detailed analysis of infection-related deaths". Recommendation 3 is that "NOCA should contribute to the evidence base required to inform policy around suicide prevention by reviewing data relating to the circumstances of potential suicide deaths". Recommendation 4 is that, "Detailed, accurate, and timely information regarding the circumstances of SIDS deaths is required to make further improvements in the prevention of these deaths."

There are four clear recommendations. When is the Department going to implement those recommendations in full? Are we talking about 12 months, two years or three years? There are clear recommendations that were set out by a very expert group. It is a matter for the HSE and the Department of Health to get together and implement the terms of these recommendations.

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