In September, an "RTÉ Investigates" programme concerning the disposal of perinatal organs at Cork University Maternity Hospital drew outrage and caused untold hurt to the families involved. These are all families who lost babies in tragic circumstances and who opted for post-mortem examinations to help them get answers to why those babies died. They signed consent forms stating that organs had to be disposed of in a sensitive manner by burial or cremation and that they would be contacted before that happened. That did not occur. It is shocking that babies' organs were disposed of along with medical waste. In the aftermath, the Minister for Health said there would be numerous reviews and that these would be conducted in a timely manner. The families involved have been told for a third time that there will be a delay in furnishing them with the report of the review team, despite the fact that it is complete. That is unacceptable. I spoke to one of the women involved on Monday and she was deeply upset by this. We need an assurance that this report will be published or given to the families as soon as possible, that there will be no further delays and that the reason for the delays is uncovered.

I will engage with the Minister on this issue.

We will ask what the delay is with the publication of the review team report. It would seem to me that what happened was not in conformity with established protocols and decisions that had been taken a long time ago arising out of a State inquiry into the disposal of organs of deceased babies. I will engage with the Minister and come back to the Deputy.