Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if children who had been in care and subsequently died at home were included in their audit of child deaths in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24241/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Independent Review Group on Child Deaths (IRGCD) was established in March 2010 to examine the results of completed reviews of deaths of children in care over the last ten years. The Group is composed of Ms Norah Gibbons and Mr. Geoffrey Shannon. A third independent person of international standing will be appointed once the Group has completed an initial examination of documentation received from the HSE. The Group has been asked to complete its work within a six months timeframe and by year end at the latest. The Report of the Review Group will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and published.

The categories of deaths to be reported on are as follows: (i) children in care; (ii) children known to the HSE child protection system; (iii) young adults (up to 21 years of age) who were in the care of the HSE in the period immediately prior to their 18th birthday or were in receipt of aftercare services under Section 45 of the Child Care Act, 1991. These include the category identified by the Deputy.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive intend to conduct an audit of cases where children who had been in care were returned to their pre-care home and suffered injury, neglect, abuse, or who died; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24242/10]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive plan to conduct an audit of children who died in care for the decade previous to the current audit and the decade prior to that; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24243/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 87 and 88 together.

I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE is not in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of the 444 children missing from the care system who are presumed dead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24244/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE is not in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of meetings that have taken place between the Health Service Executive and the Gardaí in respect of children who have gone missing from the care system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24245/10]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children who have had multiple entries into the care system; and the reasons for these entries. [24246/10]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children who have received aftercare from the Health Service Executive during each of the past five years; and the number of persons who have been monitored upon leaving aftercare during each of the past five years. [24247/10]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children in care who have had multiple changes of social workers during each of the past five years. [24248/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 to 93, inclusive, together.

I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE is not in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.