How to handle tragic personal cases
The Ceann Comhairle raises the broader issue of heartbreaking individual cases like the scoliosis matter and suggests future avenues for submitting such cases rather than airing them in the Chamber. The Taoiseach agrees, while Deputy Conway-Walsh says she has already tried and gotten nowhere, and the Chair stresses the need for an effective non-public mechanism.
I thank the Taoiseach.
I just want to refer to something. The case raised by Deputy Conway-Walsh is obviously utterly heartbreaking. In the past year or so, we have had an increasing number of very personally tragic cases being brought to the attention of the House. I think the next Dáil will need to find a way in which submissions can be made on these, rather than them being discussed. I see the necessity-----
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I have already done that and got nowhere.
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-----for people to raise these concerns at the highest possible level without them being aired here in the House.