Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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559. To ask the Minister for Health if a contingent liability is in place for potential compensation claims related to an audit (details supplied); if so, the amount set aside; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28599/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, a clinical audit into Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip surgery on children in Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh (NOHC) was published on Friday May 23rd.

It is important that we establish a clear process for dealing with the recommendations and issues arising from the report including liability. I am currently working through all these processes with the relevant stakeholders.

The immediate priority, however, is the clinical follow-up and care of children who have undergone pelvic osteotomy surgery, in accordance with best practice and the recommendations of the report.

A separate and additional process, involving a panel of independent external experts, will be established for the purport of a retrospective review to determine, in so far as possible, the appropriateness of the original decision making for performing the pelvic osteotomy. The detailed Terms of this External Expert Review Panel will be finalised with the panel once appointed.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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560. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of standardising under-8s eye care schemes at the highest level. [28651/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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561. To ask the Minister for Health the training and net additional pay costs of increasing the percentage of advanced nurse practitioners to 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% of the nursing workforce; and the number of nurses this corresponds to. [28653/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.