Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers
Dail Éireann — 2023-09-26
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Danny Healy-Rae (IND), Kerry

First, I, too, commiserate with the families involved and with the Carter family for the loss of their lovely child. It is so sad. So many people do so much good work, such as doctors, nurses and the health service. It has to be acknowledged that they do. It is sad to see that trust is being broken in a case like this. We see the same with the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS. I want to ask the Minister about who in the chain of command is responsible for what. This is a scandal. Is anyone going to be held culpable? Was there someone in charge of the surgeon? We do not know. What is the Minister’s responsibility? He is the Minister for Health. Should he be overseeing what has gone on here and have known more about it a lot sooner?

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Sitting date: 2023-09-26