175 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 11 May 2010, the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42541/10]

The work of the Independent Review Group on Child Deaths is ongoing. The HSE has transferred files regarding the deaths of children in care over the last ten years. I would expect that the case referred to by the Deputy will be included as part of the validated list to be supplied to the Review Group. The Group is not in a position to answer queries related to individual cases, however I understand that the Review Group has been in contact with the family of the individual concerned since the previous PQ and may do so again in the future.