Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2026
194. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 26 March 2025, to identify the recommendations which still need to be fully implemented in the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026; the actions required to fully implement each of the outstanding recommendations, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2814/26]
View answerThe Department of Health and the HSE are currently assessing the outstanding actions of the current Strategy in preparation for 2026.There is ongoing work assessing any outstanding actions to be completed as the Strategy enters its final year. At the end of 2025, 98% of actions of the current Strategy were either implemented or in progress. Over 560 additional WTE staff have been brought into maternity services over the course of the Strategy to the end of 2025, driving these improvements and reforms. Recommendations 62-66, as referenced by the Deputy, detail that a review of the Maternity and Infant Care Scheme be undertaken to reflect the new maternity Model of Care. In 2025, the HSE's National Women and Infants Health Programme convened a review group, conducted a literature review and engaged with key stakeholders to progress this review. The report and recommendations are due to be published in early 2026.
