The Valproate Inquiry – Letters to the New Minister for Health. March & April 2025.

We would like to update our members on recent correspondence between OACS Ireland and the Minister for Health.

OACS Ireland sent a letter to the Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill in relation to the Non- statutory Inquiry (“Inquiry”) into Historical use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Childbearing Potential in this State.  This letter was sent by email and post on March 14th, 2025.

Click here to download our Letter in PDF Format.

On the 19th of March 2025 OACS Ireland received an email from the Ministers Office in response to the letter sent in March. It stated:

‎Subject: HEA-MO-01586-202

Dear Ms. Keely,

‎On behalf of the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, I wish to acknowledge receipt of your correspondence dated 14th of March 2025.

Kinds regards

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Second OACS Letter to the Minister for Health April 2025:

On Wednesday the 9^th of Apr at 1:36 pm OACS Ireland sent a “second letter” to the Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.

Again, this was sent by post and emailed to the Ministers office to which we received NO reply.

This is an extremely serious situation which we find ourselves in.  For the Minister of Health to shamelessly ignore letters from an organisation who advocate for families at the centre of a cabinet approved Inquiry is astonishing.  This ‘reception’ from the Minister only feeds the hurt and anger which our families feel.  We are positively astounded.

Click here to download our April Letter in PDF Format.

Please do not stop taking your medication.