Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed)
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To what extent can measures be taken now to reduce potential accidents or errors at birth that subsequently end up with the State Claims Agency or before the courts? Has that been done? Have the particularly sensitive areas and most common likely incidents been identified? Has the HSE been able to put in place rule-of-thumb measures that would apply in all maternity hospitals to try to ensure the patient or patients are given the best possible chance in the circumstances?