Finian McGrath
Question:894. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) (Medical Indemnity Insurance) Bill 2013. [27190/13]
View answerTuesday, 11 June 2013
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The purpose of the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) (Medical Indemnity Insurance) Bill 2013 is to make it mandatory, for registration purposes, for all medical practitioners engaged in the practice of medicine to have adequate medical indemnity insurance. Parliamentary Counsel has been appointed and drafting of the Bill is at an advanced stage. Officials in my Department are in regular contact with the Attorney General's Office regarding this Bill, which is on the ‘A’ List of the Government’s Legislative Programme for the Summer 2013 Parliamentary session.