Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I raise the question of trust in the HSE as an organisation and in medical procedures and practitioners. What happened with CAMHS in south Kerry was disgraceful. I will not say much about that or the 40 or so families who may bring legal cases. However, I would like a debate from the Minister for Health on how he proposes to ensure that the HSE has proper structures for complaints in order that people be made accountable for their actions. In any job, we should be accountable for wrongs. When there are wrongs of a serious life and death nature, there should be repercussions. We see it in Donegal in the Brandon report. Where are the consequences for deplorable carry-on in our health system, a system that we need to trust and which we go to at our most vulnerable to seek help and care? I speak from a personal point of view. I went for care and was let down at every step along the way. There has to be reform of the entire system in order that all of us can trust in the system when we get an appointment after many long months of waiting and that we can trust in our professions. There is an awful lot of fear among families, parents and us all, that we cannot trust the HSE in some situations. I absolutely acknowledge the great work they do in other areas but there is a lot of fear out there.