Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left)
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140. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the current location of the medical records, including the birth registers and the ​maternity ​theatre registers, for each year from 1950 to ​19​71,​​ inclusive, relating to maternity and obstetric services formerly provided at ​​St. Kevin's Hospital​ under arrangements pursuant to maternity services legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42763/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, St. James’s Hospital was established in 1971 having formerly been known as St. Kevin’s Hospital. The HSE has advised me that associated maternity records are contained on microfilm in an off-site facility. The HSE has further advised that birth registers which include theatre registers for the years 1950 to 1970 are held by St. James's Hospital with the exception of a 6 month period from May 19^th1965 to December 31^st1965. Unfortunately neither the hospital nor the HSE can provide an explanation as to why registers were not completed during that period.