Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Paul Gogarty - PQ 4228-26
Deputy Gogarty asked when a person’s next-of-kin would need to be consulted in relation to palliative sedation/midazolam. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: January 2026
Updated: February 2026
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Question from Deputy Paul Gogarty - PQ 4228-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a person’s next-of-kin would need to be consulted in relation to palliative sedation/midazolam in cases in which the person is at the hospital, clinic or nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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