John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress regarding a commitment given by the Minister on 24 July 2010 to investigate a complaint made by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the report is completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35272/10]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Following previous parliamentary questions from the Deputy, both the Mental Health Commission and the HSE were asked to investigate this issue. It is understood from the HSE that the complaint was initially addressed by the hospital authorities and subsequently by a Review Panel established to further investigate the matter. The Review Panel concluded that the incident had been appropriately dealt with by the hospital authorities. The matter was then referred to the HSE Review Office in Tullamore who upheld the findings of the original Review Panel, stating that proper procedures were followed in the investigation of the complaint.

The Mental Health Commission has confirmed that the Inspector of Mental Health Services has been in correspondence with the Executive Clinical Director for Carlow/Kilkenny/ South Tipperary in relation to the matters raised, and that the Inspector is satisfied that investigations conducted by the HSE have been carried out satisfactorily. The general issues raised in this case, will however, be taken into account in the context of future inspections of the approved centre in question.