James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding mandatory licensing of hospital services based on explicit standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39119/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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Following on from recommendations by the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance and in line with commitments made in the Renewed Programme for Government, my Department has begun preparatory work on the development of legislative proposals for a mandatory licensing system to cover both public and private healthcare providers, based on explicit standards to be set by the Health Information and Quality Authority. I intend to bring such proposals to Government by end 2010.