PQ 1980
1980. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the localised clinical governance framework in place to monitor the quality, accuracy, and manufacturing standards of specialized orthoses prescribed to community patients with complex neuro-disabilities; the specific person or role at local community level who is responsible for ensuring outsourced orthotics contracts operate within safe, specified medical timeframes; the clinical recourse available to individuals who have spent up to two years attending clinics with ill-fitting or poorly manufactured devices due to errors in the initial clinical assessment, measurement, and casting phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42030/26]
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9 June 2026
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1980. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the localised clinical governance framework in place to monitor the quality, accuracy, and manufacturing standards of specialized orthoses prescribed to community patients with complex neuro-disabilities; the specific person or role at local community level who is responsible for ensuring outsourced orthotics contracts operate within safe, specified medical timeframes; the clinical recourse available to individuals who have spent up to two years attending clinics with ill-fitting or poorly manufactured devices due to errors in the initial clinical assessment, measurement, and casting phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42030/26]
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