Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 April 2019

Thursday, 18 April 2019

Ceisteanna (189)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

189. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints, notifications and disclosures of wrongdoing in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, from current or former personnel since July 2014; the date of receipt of each by his Department or his predecessors and-or the NMBI; the nature of the wrongdoing complained of in each case; the action taken by the him and each former Minister, his Department and-or the NMBI; the duration and outcome of such action; and the cost of associated legal and consultancy costs of the NMBI and his Department. [18179/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

Any complaints or disclosures submitted internally in the NMBI are a matter for that organisation and I have asked the NMBI to reply directly to the Deputy on the matter.  

Insofar as the Deputy asks about the receipt of such matters by my Department, I take it that the Deputy is referring to the making of such complaints or disclosures under the provisions of the Protected Disclosures Act, 2014. All protected disclosures received by my Department are given due attention in keeping with the Departments policies and procedures in accordance the Act. Annual Reports detailing the number of disclosures received between 2015 and 2017 are available on the Departments website. The Report for 2018 will be published no later than 20th June 2019. Given that all such disclosures must be treated as confidential it would not be appropriate for me to comment further.