Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I followed the advice. It was justice legislation, the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act. The Government's intention for the legislation was, as I have outlined, to have open disclosure for everything; involuntary for some and mandatory for serious incidents.

Deputy Daly produced an amendment on that issue that was out of kilter with this approach. The Joint Committee on Health considered the matter and produced a report that is available for all to see. The Government and the Oireachtas, which voted on it, took the decision that it was better to have mandatory reporting in separate legislation.

Yesterday, I got permission to draft the patient safety Bill. That will make it mandatory and bring in mandatory reporting.

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