Palliative Care Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 November 2014

Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Questions (667)

Regina Doherty

Question:

667. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the actions his Department and or the Health Service Executive have taken arising from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children's report on end of life and palliative care in Ireland and in particular actions arising from the 37 recommendations in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41397/14]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

My Department, in collaboration with the HSE, has carefully considered the issues raised and is now in the process of finalising a reasoned response to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children on the recommendations made.

The response will issue to the Joint Committee very shortly.