David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In the Minister's opening statement he said that in November 2022, his Department was notified that two serious patient safety incidents had occurred in Temple Street hospital and that he was informed around that time, some time in November. In the CHI report, which was prepared for 8 August this year and which is a composite of a number of reports, it states that in July and September two serious incidents in spinal surgery were reported at CHI in Temple Street. If it was July when the first incident took place, and the Department was not notified until November, that is a period of four months. Is that accurate?

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