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Dáil
‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Patient Safety Bill and disclosure dispute

Summary

Róisín Shortall joined the criticism of the Patient Safety Bill process, saying the Government amendments were far too late and inadequately briefed. The Minister defended the open-disclosure framework and said the Oireachtas debate would proceed, despite opposition complaints that it would be guillotined.

Very few countries currently have mandatory disclosure-----

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Is it open disclosure if the women have to go and ask?

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The Minister without interruption, please.

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The women have to ask.

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We will have the debate with the Minister but that is-----

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Two hours have been allocated for that debate.

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-----the kernel of the issue that has been raised with me and that I have heard raised publicly. The Oireachtas will perform its function in respect of the legislative process and that will take place, as I understand it, tomorrow evening.

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And it will be guillotined.

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