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	Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said it is &quot;not appropriate&quot; for the Health Service Executive (HSE) to try and legally challenge a damning report into the deaths of babies at Portlaoise Hospital.</p>
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	Speaking during Leaders&#39; Questions in the Dail today, he said HSE has contested elements of the draft report and had indicated its intention to go to the courts to prevent its publication.</p>
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	Mr Kenny said Health Minister Leo Varadkar had said such a move whereby one arm of the state would be suing another was not acceptable and that he was in full agreement with him.</p>
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	&quot;The minister has already said this is not appropriate and I agree with him fully,&quot; he said.</p>
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	Mr Kenny said the draft report, which emerged yesterday, told Fianna F&aacute;il leader Micheal Martin, has not yet been accepted by the HIQA board.</p>
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	&quot;This is a draft report, the HIQA board have not yet accepted it yet,&quot; he said.</p>
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	HSE Director General Tony O&#39;Brien told HIQA that its findings in relation to Portlaoise Hospital implied a reckless endangerment of patients.</p>
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	After receipt of a draft report, in a reply on 13 February to HIQA, Mr O&#39;Brien said the draft findings would shatter confidence in the HSE to deliver services.</p>
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	He said that HIQA had to afford affected parties fair procedures to deal with the findings in the draft report.</p>
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	Mr Kenny was also asked by Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams does he support Environment Minister Alan Kelly&#39;s claim that those who refuse to pay water charges could see their salaries deducted.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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	Mr Kenny said he does support the Minister and said he would await his final proposal on making people pay which will go before the Cabinet, but insisted they will be fair.</p>
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	<a href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/taoiseach-criticises-hse-plans-to-sue-hiqa-over-damning-baby-deaths-report-31091615.html">http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/taoiseach-criticises-hse-plans-to-sue-hiqa-over-damning-baby-deaths-report-31091615.html</a></p>
