Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As I stated, it stretches credibility beyond breaking point, if one will, that Mr. O'Brien was not aware of this. Dr. Coffey, in his memorandum to the Minister, stated he did not consider this to be a patient safety incident. I am sure he will understand the reason any woman reading the document would consider it to be very much a patient safety incident. At that stage, was Dr. Coffey aware that there was one case and possibly other legal cases in train? How many cases would there have to be to constitute a patient safety incident? Is it a matter of numbers or severity? The woman at the centre of this case is gravely and seriously ill. It struck me as odd that the case was not considered a patient safety incident. I wonder what would qualify as a patient safety incident.