Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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215. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the new model for public health medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50764/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is an operational matter for the HSE, it has been referred there for direct reply.

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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217. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the promised updated implementation plan for the National Maternity Strategy; when the plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50804/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The National Women & Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) has produced a revised implementation plan for the National Maternity Strategy covering the remaining period of the Strategy’s lifetime from 2021-2026, in line with recommendations made by HIQA in its 2020 Overview Report of its monitoring programme against the National Standards for Safer Better Maternity Services.

This plan has been finalised and submitted to the Department for review. As the publication of the plan is a matter for the NWIHP, I have asked the Health Services Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.