Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if financial provision was made by her Department for the appointment of a clinical auditor at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, in line with the recommendation of Judge Maureen Harding Clarke; when such provision will be made; the level of urgency attached to this appointment; when it will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21042/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Following the publication of the Lourdes Hospital Inquiry Report additional funding of €3m was allocated to the Health Service Executive in respect of patient safety and risk management measures nationally. The funding was targeted specifically at implementing the findings of the Inquiry Report and the Madden Report on Post Mortem Practice and Procedures.

The Health Service Executive is overseeing the implementation of the recommendations of the inquiry report as it relates to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy on the specific issue raised.