Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A section in the programme for Government, Creating a Healthy Ireland, commits the Government to implementing a national maternity strategy. This has not happened. Currently the maternity hospitals are starved of resources. They are understaffed and overcrowded. Some are not fit for purpose. The Government has a responsibility to ensure that there is a safe environment for children and babies. When does the Taoiseach expect that the national maternity strategy will be implemented?

Given the current ongoing debacle around the siting of the new national maternity hospital at St. Vincent's Hospital, could the Taoiseach tell us if the agreement brokered by Mr. Kieran Mulvey was brought to the Cabinet, was it discussed by Cabinet and if he agreed to the terms of the agreement?

When will the national maternity standards for a safer, better maternity service be implemented?

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