340 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a recent report from the Care for the People Dying in Hospitals Project in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, found that fear of litigation was seen as a significant factor which shaped the care of the dying ethos and that the dying state as a legitimate diagnosis was still not fully recognised; if her Department has a policy on ensuring appropriate care for the dying; her views on whether the appointment of full-time clinical ethicists in hospitals, as is now commonplace in the United States, would make an important contribution to the overall decision making process in the end of life context. [4699/07]

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340 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a recent report from the Care for the People Dying in Hospitals Project in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, found that fear of litigation was seen as a significant factor which shaped the care of the dying ethos and that the dying state as a legitimate diagnosis was still not fully recognised; if her Department has a policy on ensuring appropriate care for the dying; her views on whether the appointment of full-time clinical ethicists in hospitals, as is now commonplace in the United States, would make an important contribution to the overall decision making process in the end of life context. [4699/07]

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