Statements of Complaint

In accordance with the established investigation procedures, my Office wrote to the HSE enclosing Statements of Complaint in which the background to each complaint was set out. The HSE was invited to make any further comments in relation to these matters, in addition to the material it had already furnished to my Office.

Response by the Health Service Executive

In the cases of the complaints from Ms Nolan and Ms Kelly, the HSE responded to the effect that it had no further information to be forwarded.

In the case of Ms Smith's complaint the HSE responded that the original decision in the case was based on the evidence available at the time and that an appeal of that decision was heard by the Medical Review Committee in 2006. The HSE also advised that, having considered the matter again, in light of correspondence from my Office, it had taken the view that, in the absence of any new information it had no further comment to make in relation to Matthew's DCA entitlement.