Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1632. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1114 of 19 March 2025, the timeframe in which he intends to bring forward pre-action protocol regulations related to the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004; the legislative mechanism he intends to use to implement such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Following consultation with stakeholders, drafting of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 (Clinical Negligence) Pre-Action Protocol Regulations is at an advanced stage with the Office of Parliamentary Counsel and I hope to sign them in the coming months.

These regulations will introduce a protocol in relation to proceedings concerning possible clinical negligence. The aims of the protocol are to encourage early resolution of allegations of clinical negligence, promote timely communication between the parties, reduce the number of cases which go to court, facilitate the early identification of issues in dispute and encourage the early settlement of such cases.

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1635. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 11 February 2025, regarding his plans to bring forward legislation in response to the Independent Review Group into the Offences Against the State Acts, if his Department has now completed the consultation on the recommendations of that review; when he will bring forward a substantive response to the Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20894/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has substantially completed consultations and analysis on the recommendations of the Review Group and I expect to be able to propose a substantive response to those recommendations for consideration by government in the coming months.