asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of infant mortality statistics the respective percentages represented by (a) male and (b) female deaths.

In 1979, 57.8 per cent of deaths of infants aged under one year were male deaths and 42.2 per cent were female deaths. These percentages are based on the number of infant deaths registered in 1979, which is the last complete year for which these statistics are available.