661. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health his views on the UN Human Rights Committee's concluding observation on symphysiotomy at paragraph 11, that the Government has to date failed to, and therefore should now initiate, a prompt and comprehensive independent investigation into the practice of symphysiotomy, prosecute and punish the perpetrators, including medical personnel, and provide an effective remedy to the survivors of symphysiotomy for the damage sustained means that it is the UN's view that the Murphy review and Murphy scheme do not meet this standard, that a judicial or quasi-judicial investigation is required, and that the Government is now legally obliged to take further steps to end the current state of impunity for cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. [41383/14]

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661. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health his views on the UN Human Rights Committee's concluding observation on symphysiotomy at paragraph 11, that the Government has to date failed to, and therefore should now initiate, a prompt and comprehensive independent investigation into the practice of symphysiotomy, prosecute and punish the perpetrators, including medical personnel, and provide an effective remedy to the survivors of symphysiotomy for the damage sustained means that it is the UN's view that the Murphy review and Murphy scheme do not meet this standard, that a judicial or quasi-judicial investigation is required, and that the Government is now legally obliged to take further steps to end the current state of impunity for cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. [41383/14]

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