Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the report of the Dunne Inquiry or arrange to meet the Parents for Justice to discuss the contents of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1365/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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When Ms Anne Dunne SC presented her report on post mortem practice to me in March 2005, I was advised by the Attorney General that it could not be published for legal and natural justice reasons. Some sections of the report were released on 18 July 2006 in response to a request under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts from Parents for Justice. My Department is awaiting a decision from the Information Commissioner in relation to the release under the FOI Acts of a redacted version of the Executive Summary of the Report. In light of the legal advice available to me, however, I have no plans to publish the full report and a meeting to discuss an unpublished report would not be appropriate. However, my officials are meeting Parents for Justice within the next week to listen to their views on organ retention and related matters.