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Question from Deputy Marie Sherlock - PQ 31052-26

Deputy Sherlock asked about the publication of documents relating to maternal and neonatal safety on the HSE website. Read the HSE response.

Documents

Summary

To ask the Minister for Health the reason over 1,000 documents relating to maternal and neonatal safety, including all maternity safety statements from 2015 to mid-2025, which were previously published in their own section of the HSE website, are no longer publicly accessible in that format since January 2026; whether this change reduces transparency and the ability of independent researchers to spot warning signs in maternity outcomes; if she will direct the HSE to restore a complete and publicly accessible archive of these statements in one place, and when; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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