Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 21599-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the number of cases in which a healthcare professional was subject to a criminal investigation relating to sexual assault or rape.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: March 2026
Updated: September 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases since 2015 in which a healthcare professional employed by the HSE was the subject of a criminal investigation relating to sexual assault or rape; the number of cases in which suspension from clinical duties occurred; and the policy criteria used in determining whether suspension is applied.
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