Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the expected completion date of the inquiry to be chaired by Judge Maureen Harding-Clarke into the activities of a person (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the call made by a number of victims for the establishment of a redress board; if she intends to act on this suggestion. [20824/05]

Seán Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she will receive the pending report on the Lourdes Hospital inquiry; and if a copy of the report will be made available to Patient Focus before it enters the public domain. [20680/05]

Jim Glennon (Dublin North, Fianna Fail)
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Question 272: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received the report into the Lourdes Hospital inquiry; and if, in view of the personal nature of the inquiry, an advance copy of the report will be given to the members of the Patient Focus group to enable the victims privately to examine it. [21061/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 145, 207 and 272 together.

My Department is advised that the work of the inquiry is at an advanced stage and will be completed shortly. I have received a request from Patient Focus, a group representing a number of former patients of the person referred to by the Deputy, for an advance copy of the report prior to publication, and I would hope to be in a position to meet this request.

Last March, I also met with representatives of this group and advised it that I would have to await the report of the Lourdes Hospital inquiry before consulting with Government on its request for the establishment of a redress board. I intend to meet with the group again following completion of the inquiry.