Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

No. P00037/24, entitled "Mandate life-saving measures for babies born at 22 weeks in all Irish hospitals", was submitted by Miss Dympna Whelan. She states:

We believe every baby deserves this chance regardless of their gestational age or weight. It's time for all Irish hospitals to offer life-saving measures to babies born at just 22 weeks ...

The action requested by petitioner is to mandate life saving measures for babies born alive and breathing at 22 weeks because her baby was alive for 19 minutes and no saving measures were taken.

The secretariat wrote to the Department of Health and the HSE seeking a response advising of their views within 14 days. The secretariat received a response from Department of Health on 1 May 2024. The secretariat also received a response from the HSE on 2 May 2024. The recommendations are that we publish the response from the Department of Health and the response from the HSE and that the correspondence from the Department of Health and the HSE be forwarded to the petitioner for comment within 14 days. Do members have any views?