Patient Deaths

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 March 2023

Thursday, 30 March 2023

Questions (284)

Holly Cairns

Question:

284. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in response to a disproportionate overrepresentation of a group (details supplied) in the 13 maternal death inquests held between 2007 and 2021 which returned verdicts of medical misadventure. [15819/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

As the HSE's National Women and Infants Health Programme leads on the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecological and neonatal services, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.