Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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258. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned review into baby and maternal deaths; if this review has begun; if not, if it will begin before the end of 2025; the timeline for competition of the review; the role that experts in the area and parent groups will have in this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68317/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the National Women and Infants Health Programme leads on the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecological and neonatal services, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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259. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the 52 recommendations from the seven completed reviews into the care provided to women and their infants in Portiuncula Maternity Service; the timeline being worked towards for implementing these recommendations in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68318/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) and their EMT have developed detailed quality improvement plans (QIPs) in response to recommendations made so far, with 230 individual actions against the 52 recommendations to date, of which 89% of the actions are now complete. Work to complete the outstanding actions will continue into 2026.

Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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260. To ask the Minister for Health the status of all five ongoing reviews into the care provided to women and their infants in Portiuncula Maternity Service; if any have been completed; the timeline for completion of each review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68319/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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External reviews have been underway into the delivery of twelve babies at Portiuncula University Hospital from late 2023 to late 2024. Seven (of the 12) external reviews have been completed and shared with families in July 2025. There are fifty-two recommendations arising from these seven reviews.

There are five active incident reviews still currently underway. The incident reviews are being carried out by independent clinical reviewers external to the region and are progressing at different stages of completion. The indicative timeline for the completion of these incident reviews is the first Quarter 2026.