PQ 259
259. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her Department has specifically assessed the position of maternity services, given that the removal of private practice from public hospitals under the public only consultant contract cannot, in the case of maternity care, result in a transfer of that activity to a private setting as no private maternity hospital exists in the State; the steps being taken to ensure continuity and equity of maternity care. [44440/26]
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259. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her Department has specifically assessed the position of maternity services, given that the removal of private practice from public hospitals under the public only consultant contract cannot, in the case of maternity care, result in a transfer of that activity to a private setting as no private maternity hospital exists in the State; the steps being taken to ensure continuity and equity of maternity care. [44440/26]
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