Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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51. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate an independent review of the Health Service Executive's handling of independent home-birth midwives. [27583/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy may wish to note that my Department is currently developing a National Maternity Strategy which will set out policy direction for maternity services. A working group, with appropriate stakeholder representation, has been established to develop the strategy and work is progressing. A public consultation is currently underway and will run until 15th July. Publication of the Strategy is one of my priorities for 2015.

I have no plans to initiate an independent review of the Health Service Executive's handling of independent home birth midwives.