Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011
11:00 am
Mr. Tony O'Brien:
I will respond briefly. Clearly, the circumstances of the death of Savita Halappanavar are tragic in every respect. As I have said before, the situation in which Praveen finds himself is appalling. Having said that, I do not think it is appropriate to get into a detailed discussion at this forum about what did or did not happen at any given point in time in advance of the conclusion of the report commissioned from an international expert. That report will cover all aspects of the care provided and circumstances surrounding the death of Savita Halappanavar. It will be published shortly and there will then be an opportunity for all aspects of the matter to be discussed.