Written answers
Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Department of Health and Children
Health Reports
9:00 pm
Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 231: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if and when the report on the national expert group on domiciliary births will be published; and if she intends to act upon its recommendations. [10407/05]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The domiciliary births group was established by the health board chief executive officers in 2003 and the group's final report was presented to the CEOs in December 2004. The CEOs discussed the report at their January 2005 meeting and decided to recommend it to the Health Service Executive and to the Department of Health and Children. I understand that the report is being examined by the HSE corporate. Publication is a matter for the HSE.
The report was received by my Department early last month and it is being examined. The Department's views will be forwarded to the HSE once this examination is complete.
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