Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 October 2014
109. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the commissions of investigation, inquiries and similar investigations established under his Department during the past 12 months or being considered for establishment during the next 12 months, and in each case the person or persons conducting the inquiry and the timeframe, including start and end date envisaged. [38336/14]
View answerFrom time to time, a Minister for Health may seek a report into certain issues but in the main, bodies such as the Health Service Executive or the Health Information and Quality Authority carry out investigations or inquiries into health related issues. The Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 provides for the establishment of commissions to investigate into and report on matters considered to be of significant public concern. No such commissions of investigation have been established in the Department in the last twelve months, and I do not have any plans to establish any in the next twelve months.
