Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to Parliamentary Question No. 32 of 19 February 2009, she will ensure that a comprehensive reply is forthcoming within the three-month period as specified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20526/09]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Office has been in contact again with the Health Service Executive in this regard. I understand that the information requested in the Deputy's Questions is not routinely held in the format requested. As the request is quite detailed and comprehensive and covers the last decade, it is currently being researched and collated across 32 Local Health Offices. I understand that this involves an enormous amount of search and retrieval of files which may have been closed and archived as well as current files. This work is ongoing but is being done in the context of having to manage the daily workloads in child protection as a priority.