Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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601. To ask the Minister for Health if the family of a person (details supplied) was notified that carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae, CPE, was detected prior to his death; and if CPE was recorded on his death certificate. [35539/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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My sympathies are with the family on the loss of their loved one. As Minister for Health, I cannot comment on individual specific cases, however should the family have queries regarding their loved one's care, they should contact the HSE directly.

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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602. To ask the Minister for Health if, following the death of a person (details supplied) in University Hospital Limerick in early 2017, an alert was issued to persons with cystic fibrosis attending the hospital as to the dangers of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae, CPE, for persons with this condition; and if the HSE or his Department has carried out a risk assessment regarding the risk to other cystic fibrosis patients from the super bug CRE both in University Hospital Limerick and throughout the health service. [35540/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, we have referred it to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.