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.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: August 2026
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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