Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I agree with the Deputy in that I would like to see quicker progress on this, for all the reasons we have discussed, the main one relating to patient safety. An updated incident management framework was launched in 2020 and is being built on. Officials are working with the national women and infants health programme. A new serious patient safety team is in place but, as the Taoiseach committed to and asked of me, I will put together a note.

I would like to see a consideration of non-judicial approaches for patients. A total of 98% of SCA claims are settled outside the courts, but it is nonetheless a very legalistic process. I would be interested, therefore, in the no-fault compensation scheme-----