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

I thank the Cathaoirleach. I thank the witnesses for taking time out of their own schedules to be here with us here. I also thank them for the time they have given over recent years to dealing with this issue. Recently, I had to deal with a grandparent whose eight-year-old grandson died from sepsis. Unfortunately, he probably did not get to hospital on time. It was just one of those issues, because time is of the essence in dealing with sepsis.

I wish to talk about the protocols available and in place in the United States. Have the protocols in place in American hospitals been communicated to the HSE? Has a structure been established to have these protocols transferred to the HSE and its system?