Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 8: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to correspondence of 7 April 2010 (details supplied) regarding an incident in which a four year old child was accidentally administered a double dose of the H1N1 vaccination; the reason her Department has failed to provide any assistance or assurances to this family; and if she will now respond to the issues raised in the said correspondence. [24899/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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I have received the correspondence referred to. The case has been handled in line with the Patient Safety Protocol that I set in September 2008 for situations of this kind. The Protocol is managed by the Chief Medical Officer on my behalf as a medical assessment of any potential patient safety issues is required. In accordance with the Protocol, the Health Service Executive has been asked for a full report on the matter. This is now close to completion and I have been assured that the HSE will issue a response to the parents of the boy concerned in the coming days.