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15 July 2010 - Gagging the Ombudsman? - Aftermath of an Investigation by the Ombudsman of the Health Service Executive

A Report to the Dáil and Seanad under section 6(7) of the Ombudsman Act 1980

PN A10/0895

This report refers to letters which are only available as separate pdf documents.  These documents together with a pdf of the full report are available below the text version of the report.  If you have difficulty accessing these pdf documents and require an alternative format, please contact our Access Officer

Contents

Introduction and Summary

Original Investigation

Rejection of Report by HSE

Efforts to Resolve Matters

Court Proceedings - Injunction Threat

District Court Proceedings

Meeting with the HSE Chief Executive

Court Adjournment – Related High Court Action

Conclusions

  Aftermath of an Investigation by the Ombudsman of the Health Service Executive (pdf, 109 kb)
A Report to the Dáil and Seanad under section 6(7) of the Ombudsman Act 1980

The documents shown below are letters referred to in the report.

  Appendix 1 - HSE Response to Draft Report - 9th July 2010 (pdf, 217 kb)

  Appendix 2 - HSE letter of 14th October 2008 (pdf, 1,401 kb)

  Appendix 3 - Ombudsman letter of 23rd October 2008 (pdf, 2,414 kb)

  Appendix 4 - HSE letter in Irish Times 3rd June 2010 (pdf, 706 kb)

  Appendix 5 - Ombudsman letter of 17th June 2010 (pdf, 1,042 kb)

  Appendix 6 - Ombudsman letter of 18th November 2008 (pdf, 18 kb)