Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2025
764. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health following the publishing of the National Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening and Management of Domestic Violence in Pregnancy and the Early Postnatal Period, if she will provide an update on any progress that has been made in relation to the development of a multi-component education and training programme for the multi-disciplinary team. [5881/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra765. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health regarding the National Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening and Management of Domestic Violence in Pregnancy and the Early Postnatal Period, when training will be mandatory for the awareness, screening, recognising, responding and referring of domestic violence for all midwives, nurses, doctors and health and social care professionals and students working in maternity settings; if there will be a body that maintains records of staff training; if there will be an audit and evaluation of training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5882/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra766. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health how she is going to ensure that the National Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening and Management of Domestic Violence in Pregnancy and the Early Postnatal Period are fully implemented; and how she plans on monitoring both its effectiveness and adoption. [5883/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 764, 765 and 766 together.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
