Over the weekend we heard of the tragic death of an 18 month old child from a virulent strain of influenza. In the United Kingdom in the past number of weeks, six children have died from this form of the disease. Given that the Minister for Health and Children will meet a committee within his Department to address this issue this week, would he consider coming to the House to make a statement on the matter? Many parents of young children are concerned by this and while no one wishes to whip up concern about epidemics, information on the record of the House would be useful to the public and to Members. This particularly virulent form of influenza is devastating for young children and we extend our sympathy to the parents of the young boy who died last week. I ask that statements be made by the Minister for Health and Children or by a Minister of State from his Department during the course of this week.