Michael Comiskey (Fine Gael)

I wish to be associated with the expressions of sympathy.

I raise the issue of carbon monoxide poisoning. As Members will be aware, there was a terrible tragedy in Sligo just before Christmas when a father and his two children were lost. There was also a near miss last week when a family from Donegal were admitted to Sligo General Hospital. I congratulate the students who invented the alarm linked to one's mobile phone. However, more work could be done in that regard. It should be possible to build a smoke and a carbon monoxide alarm that could be given to older or vulnerable people. It would make an ideal gift for them. It is important the very good publicity campaign being run is continued to make sure such tragedies do not occur in the future.