Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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1072. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions her Department is taking on foot of the Ombudsman for Children’s child death report to ensure that a comprehensive and appropriate child death review mechanism is established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48225/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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1073. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe within which her Department intends to bring forward proposals for the establishment of a child death review mechanism; when implementation is expected to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48226/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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1074. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if legislative change will be required to establish a statutory child death review mechanism; if so, when draft legislation will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48227/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1072, 1073 and 1074 together.

The current Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, contains a commitment to establish a National Child Death Review Mechanism on a statutory basis.

Additionally, I welcomed the Ombudsman for Children’s recent report titled Child Death Review: The Case for a National Statutory Review Mechanism for the Deaths of Children in Ireland. I am also conscious that the Ombudsman for Children’s report highlights the fact that the vast majority of child deaths occur in medical settings.

It remains a commitment of the current Programme for Government to establish a National Child Death Review Mechanism on a statutory basis. I can assure the Deputy that Department officials and I will proactively engage with Government colleagues to progress the delivery of this commitment over the lifetime of this Government.