Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2022-05-05
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Eamon Ryan (GP), Dublin Bay South

The Deputy asked me how we can be sure that the ethos of St. Vincent's is secular. That is one of the questions she asked. One of the analysis documents I read today looked at its objectives or mission statement. Whether they are religious or secular, the values referred to in that document are ones we would all agree on. They are not two separate or completely different worlds. The values the hospital wants to deliver - I have seen it deliver them - relate to valuing and protecting life, the Hippocratic oath and treating patients with fairness and equity. As I understand it, that is outlined in the hospital's mission statement.

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Sitting date: 2022-05-05