Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)

I will raise this issue again with the Minister for Health and tell her that this House would like to be updated on progress. Again, I reassure the Senator that the Department of Health is fully committed to supporting the NGGO as it works to implement the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine. It is important to note that a transformation of the genetic and genomic medicine landscape in Ireland is a complex challenge but one we are facing head-on. Thanks to the NGGO's work to date, we have captured the scale of the problem and are now taking the steps to expand the system towards a robust, future-proofed genetic and genomics service that suits the needs of our growing population. The Department of Health, in collaboration with the HSE's NGGO, will continue to work with patient advocates and other stakeholders in the public and private sectors to transform the vision of a robust and future-proofed genetic and genomic medicine service and make sure that it becomes a reality.