148 Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of the infant mortality rate in the Dublin area in each of the years from 1987 to date.

The information requested by the Deputy is routinely published by the Central Statistics Office in its vital statistics reports. The last year for which an annual figure is available is 1990. Infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births in the greater Dublin area for the years 1987 to 1990, inclusive, are set out in the following tabular statement:

Infant Mortality Rates for the Dublin Area 1987 to 1990.