Patient safety legislation
Deputy Micheál Martin asked for the timeline for promised patient safety legislation, including open disclosure and extending HIQA oversight to private hospitals. The Taoiseach said the patient safety Bill will be published this session.
Some 27 Deputies have indicated so far. I ask them to adhere to the time of one minute per question. I call Deputy Micheál Martin.
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I acknowledge the presence of representatives from Irish Rural Link, with 90 people, mostly women, in Leinster House today, and the Next Chapter women's caucus, which is funded by the European Union PEACE IV programme. I look forward to engaging with some of them later.
It is a year and a half since the CervicalCheck scandal broke. Will the Taoiseach indicate the timeline and the progress expected during this session regarding the suite of promised legislation relating to open disclosure and to extend HIQA's remit to private hospitals in the context of patient safety?