Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 October 2013
420. Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a grant scheme for the provision of defibrillators in primary and secondary schools throughout the country and in public buildings, community centres and so on. [43304/13]
View answerThe Second Stage of the Public Access to Defibrillators Bill, which sets out the requirement to provide defibrillators in a range of settings and for events which have a regular attendance in excess of 100 persons per day, was passed in the Seanad in June 2013. Approval was granted for the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to undertake a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of a public access defibrillator programme for Ireland. This HTA, when completed, will determine the implementation of the defibrillator programme for Ireland.
