Mary Ann O'Brien (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House to address the need for the Minister for Health to put in place a special system to enable the births of babies in need of palliative care to be registered in the hospital of their birth, owing to the unnecessary burden being placed on the parents of these acutely ill children in having to travel to local offices to register the birth and, as a consequence, the delay encountered in accessing State services such as medical cards and nursing supports.