Mr. Phelim Quinn:

Subsequent to issuing the draft report we met the families who wanted to meet us on a number of occasions, more specifically in the days just prior to publication. There was ongoing communication and dialogue with families throughout that period. Clearly, the families were anxious about what was being revealed in the media and they wanted reassurance about our conduct of the investigation.

Some of the members' questions related to the tragic events that have come to light in respect of Cavan. In line with the terms of reference for the Portlaoise investigation, we committed to making an assessment under section 8 of the 2007 Act and to monitor services across all 19 maternity units in Ireland. In May 2014, the Minister requested us to monitor Cavan hospital in light of the three infant deaths that had occurred by that stage.

I will ask Ms Dunnion to give some detail about the sort of work in which we have been engaged with Cavan hospital in the ensuing months.