A complaint against a selfemployed domiciliary midwife, Ms Ann O Ceallaigh, will be heard at a Nursing Board inquiry in early February, the High Court was told yesterday.
Last October, Ms O Ceallaigh, of Temple Crescent, Blackrock, Co Dublin, secured permission from the court to provide midwifery services in the homes of 14 pregnant women. The court was told she had contracts with these women.
Her counsel, Dr Michael Forde SC, told the President of the High Court, Mr Justice Costello, yesterday that he wished to make an application on behalf of Ms O Ceallaigh in relation to another five women.
Mr Justice Costello fixed the hearing of that application for today. Mr Gerard Hogan SC, for the Nursing Board, said he would be applying to have the matter heard in camera.
Ms O Ceallaigh has also asked the High Court to review board decisions to hold inquires into four complaints against her. That hearing is fixed for January 29th. She claims the inquiries are into allegations by nursing and medical executives in the Rotunda and Holles Street maternity hospitals.
The earlier court decision allowing her to provide services to 14 women modified a previous order granted in favour of the Nursing Board. It restrained Ms O Ceallaigh from practising as a nurse pending the outcome of an inquiry.
Mr Hogan told the court yesterday that notice of the first inquiry would be served on Ms O Ceallaigh tomorrow. The first of four inquiries would be held in February.