Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 October 2004
31 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects to receive the report of the independent review into the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied); the reason for the long delay in finalising this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26307/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 23 July 2003, my predecessor, Deputy Micheál Martin, announced that he had convened a review panel to conduct an independent review of the events surrounding the tragic death of the person concerned. The members of the panel are: Mr. David Hanly, Chairman; Ms Kay O'Sullivan, Director of Nursing at Cork University Hospital, and Dr. Shakeel A. Qureshi, Paediatric Cardiologist at Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospital, London.
The terms of reference of the panel are to consider the report of the ERHA in relation to the events of 30 June 2003 at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin and to make such further inquiries and conduct such interviews as the panel considers necessary; to address the questions raised by the family; to examine protocols and procedures relevant to this incident having regard to prevailing standards of best practice, and to examine their application in this case; and to report to the Minister and to make such recommendations as it sees fit. Following the review, both reports will be made available. My Department understands that the work of the review panel is at an advanced stage.
