Minister calls on all groups to engage with CHI inquiry (opens original article in a new tab)

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill calls on all groups affected by Children's Health Ireland (CHI) issues to engage with the independent facilitator, who is scoping a statutory inquiry. Two groups have criticized the process as flawed, while the facilitator has contacted multiple stakeholders.

• Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill urges all groups affected by CHI issues to engage with the independent facilitator for a statutory inquiry.
• Two groups claim the inquiry process is flawed and cannot support it, representing over 900 families affected by CHI healthcare problems.
• The independent facilitator, Remy Farrell SC, has contacted patient advocate groups, CHI, HSE management, and the Department of Health, but one advocacy group has not engaged.