asked the Minister for Health the number of children named as being suspected or as actual cases of non-accidental injury on the lists of children at risk of such injury maintained in each of the health board areas.

The numbers currently on the lists maintained in each health board area are as follows: Eastern Health Board, 143; Midland Health Board, 58; Mid-Western Health Board, 40; North-Eastern Health Board, 24; North-Western Health Board, 11; South-Eastern Health Board, 112; Southern Health Board, 82; Western Health Board, 89.

Is the Minister satisfied that all children at risk are being registered? I draw the Minister's attention to a recent "Today Tonight" programme on RTE on which it was clearly indicated by some social workers that all children at risk from non-accidental injury were not being registered.

That is a separate question.

The cases are referred to the director of community care by hospitals, general practitioners, social workers, public health nurses, teachers, gardaí, community welfare officers, the psychiatric service, neighbours and others. The lists are also reviewed regularly and where the initial suspicion has proved to be unfounded the details are removed from the lists.