Written answers
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Department of Health and Children
Child Abuse
9:00 pm
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the delay in producing the McCoy report into allegations of physical and sexual abuse in residential homes managed by an order (details supplied) has been investigated as was promised; if the outcome of the investigation has been furnished to her; and when it will be published. [15333/08]
Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I have appointed Mr John Hynes, former Secretary General, Department of Social and Family Affairs, to carry out the review requested by Government arising from the preparation of the McCoy report into services at the Brothers of Charity, Galway Services. I have asked Mr Hynes to review the circumstances surrounding the elapse of time in bringing to completion the Western Health Board Inquiry into allegations of Abuse in the Brothers of Charity Services, Galway and to report to me on or before 8 July 2008.
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has completed its work on developing protocols for the management of all future inquiries such as the inquiry which resulted in the McCoy report. [15334/08]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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On the 4th March 2008, I asked the Board of the Health Service Executive to immediately adopt an interim serious incident management protocol which would incorporate key commitments to patients. I also asked the Board to engage closely with this issue through its Risk Management Committee until it is satisfied that serious incidents of this nature are being managed to the required standard and to designate one person at national level to ensure that any future reviews are conducted in accordance with the protocol. At its meeting of the 13th March the Board adopted an interim Policy and Procedures for Serious Incident Management which had been developed by their management in conjunction with their Risk Committee. The Chief Executive Officer of the HSE has appointed a senior official to take responsibility at national level for the immediate implementation of this Policy and Procedures for Serious Incident Management. He will be reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer in relation to this matter and in respect of all existing reviews/investigations into serious incidents.
The HSE recently published a formal guidance document on residential facilities for children with an intellectual disability, and will do so in respect of adults during 2008. The HSE will be making it a condition of funding under its Service Level Agreements that the contractual arrangements between the HSE and agencies that provide disability service will include, for the first time, quality and safety measures to ensure that the users of a service can enjoy a rewarding and safe experience to which they are entitled.
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