Shatter: HSE ‘transparency’ laws poorly thought out

LAWS intended to make the HSE more transparent were branded rushed and inadequate last night.

Fine Gael children’s spokesperson Alan Shatter rounded on legislation to force the HSE to hand over information to a probe investigating the deaths of children in care as badly thought out.

As well as allowing care bosses to give files to a review group looking at the deaths of 188 children who were involved with social services over the past decade, the Health Amendment Bill sets out how future investigations will operate.