Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge that the Minister met the families and he is to be commended on that. I have three sets of questions. Why did we have to wait until yesterday for foetal blood sampling to be introduced at the sister hospital at Mullingar? With regard to the questions from Deputy Timmins, how many similar reviews have been performed in other hospitals and have the parents of the babies in question been informed of the reviews? Which maternity hospitals have implemented the HSE open disclosure policy and when will all maternity hospitals have an open disclosure policy in place? Does the Minister intend to put that open disclosure policy on a statutory footing? Legislative change drives social change, as we have seen with drink-driving and smoking, and there should be a cultural shift within the medical profession in that regard. Legislation is needed.

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