Irish Examiner view: Review should determine if there is a pattern to hospital baby deaths

It is understandable that parents who lost babies feel they need a tribunal, but it would be better if independent experts first determined if there is a pattern to what has been happening

An 'Irish Examiner' survey in December indicated there have been at least 42 hospital baby deaths between 2013 and 2022 which might be considered potentially avoidable. Picture: iStock

Reaching the threshold for initiating a public inquiry can be long and laborious and, as we have seen on a number of occasions, they can over-run and result in frustration and disappointment.

Full-blown inquiries, of which there have been more than 30, are often established to manage political fallout.