David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The last set of questions were very important. The Minister is right to be cautious and make sure the correct information is put on the public record. It is very important to establish exactly what families were told at all times. That is what needs to happen.

We know that body organs of children who were deceased were incinerated in Belgium with medical waste. I know there will be an investigation and a review. I believe in due process and the investigation has to be given time to do its work and report back. I welcome the Minister's commitment that the Joint Committee on Health will have a role in looking at that report when it comes back in November. However, the HSE standards and practices for post mortems were first published in 2012 and revised in 2015. I assume the Minster will agree that disposing of or incinerating the body organs of children with medical waste in a foreign country without the consent of the parents is not in keeping with those guidelines. Is that the Minister's understanding of the existing guidelines?

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