PQ 788
788. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of formal complaints or items of correspondence received by her Department from women affected by the restrictions regarding the number of patients seeking private maternity care who have been turned away or refused access at major maternity hospitals, including the National Maternity Hospital, since the implementation of the Public Only Consultant Contract (POCC); the specific budgetary resources and additional funding allocated to major maternity units to expand public capacity and staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72898/26]
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15 October 2026
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15 October 2026 · Hospital Services
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788. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of formal complaints or items of correspondence received by her Department from women affected by the restrictions regarding the number of patients seeking private maternity care who have been turned away or refused access at major maternity hospitals, including the National Maternity Hospital, since the implementation of the Public Only Consultant Contract (POCC); the specific budgetary resources and additional funding allocated to major maternity units to expand public capacity and staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72898/26]
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15 October 2026
Hospital Services
788. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of formal complaints or items of correspondence received by her Department from women affected by the restrictions regarding the number of patients seeking private maternity care who have been turned away or refused access at major maternity hospitals, including the National Maternity Hospital, since the implementation of the Public Only Consultant Contract (POCC); the specific budgetary resources and additional funding allocated to major maternity units to expand public capacity and staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72898/26]
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