Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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111. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the external independent clinical review of maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital. [23507/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I would like to convey my sympathies to the families involved and welcome the completion of this review process for them.

The HSE has advised me that Portiuncula University Hospital and Saolta University Health Care Group have reviewed the findings and recommendations in the report.  An Implementation Team is already in place to progress the recommendations. I particularly welcome the fact that the team includes input from some of the families affected.

I am also assured that a significant number of actions are already underway which will advance the implementation of the recommendations.

I trust that this clarifies the position.