David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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847. To ask the Minister for Health the earliest date on which she was made aware of protected disclosures regarding unnecessary pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; the action taken on being informed. [17552/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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848. To ask the Minister for Health the earliest date on which her Department was made aware of protected disclosures regarding unnecessary pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; and the action taken on being informed. [17553/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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849. To ask the Minister for Health the earliest date on which she was made aware of an audit into pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; and the action he took on being informed. [17554/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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850. To ask the Minister for Health the earliest date on which her Department was made aware of an audit into developmental dysplasia of the hip surgeries at several Dublin hospitals; and the actions taken if made aware. [17555/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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851. To ask the Minister for Health the earliest date on which she received a copy of the draft audit into pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; the action she took; and if she discussed it with the Tánaiste. [17556/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1020. To ask the Minister for Health when she was made aware of an audit into pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; who she was informed by; the action taken on being informed; if she informed the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17561/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1021. To ask the Minister for Health when her predecessor was made aware of an audit into unnecessary or inappropriate pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; who he was informed by; the action taken on being informed; if he informed the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17562/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1022. To ask the Minister for Health when her Department was made aware of an audit of pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; who the Department was informed by; the action taken on being informed; if the Department informed the Department of the Taoiseach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17563/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1023. To ask the Minister for Health when her Department first received a copy of the draft audit of pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; the action taken; if the Minister was informed and if so, when; if the Department informed the Department of the Taoiseach; if the Minister informed the Taoiseach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17564/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1024. To ask the Minister for Health the earliest date on which she was made aware of protected disclosures regarding unnecessary pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; who she was informed by; the action taken on being informed; if she informed the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17565/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1025. To ask the Minister for Health the earliest date on which her predecessor was made aware of protected disclosures regarding unnecessary pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; who he was informed by; the action taken on being informed; if he informed the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17566/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1026. To ask the Minister for Health the earliest date on which her Department was made aware of protected disclosures regarding unnecessary pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for developmental dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals; who the Department was informed by; the action taken on being informed; if the Department informed the Department of the Taoiseach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17567/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025 and 1026 together.

The Department was notified on 09th May 2024 by the HSE that an issue had been raised under protected disclosure within CHI concerning differing practices across different sites. The HSE also advised that a clinical audit by an appropriate expert was being planned to ascertain the validity of the concern and the scale of the issue if a basis for concern was identified.

The then Minister was informed on 15th May 2024. I was briefed by my officials on February 24th 2025.

I have not received a final report of the independent clinical audit on Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip surgery at Children's Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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852. To ask the Minister for Health the action she took on learning that the contents of the draft audit into pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for development dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals had been published by The Ditch media outlet; if she sought to confirm the contents of the report; and if so, with who and when. [17557/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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853. To ask the Minister for Health the action her Department took on learning that the contents of the draft audit into pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for development dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals had been published by The Ditch media outlet; if her Department sought to confirm the contents of the report; and if so, with who and when. [17558/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1027. To ask the Minister for Health the action she took on learning that the contents of the draft audit into pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for development dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals had been published by a media outlet (details supplied); if she sought to confirm the contents of the report and if so, with who and when; if she contacted the Taoiseach; if she contacted the Health Service Executive or Children’s Health Ireland and if so, who; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17568/25]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1028. To ask the Minister for Health the action her Department took on learning that the contents of the draft audit into pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for development dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals had been published by a media outlet (details supplied); if her Department sought to confirm the contents of the report and if so, with who and when; if her Department contacted the Health Service Executive or Children’s Health Ireland and if so, who; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17569/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 852, 853, 1027 and 1028 together.

I asked officials in my Department to engage with the HSE and CHI on this matter. I have not received a final report of the independent clinical audit on Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip surgery at Children's Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh.