Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in the issuing of post mortem results and a death certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; when the results will be issued to the family of the deceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45215/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether smoking cessation services are front-line health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45223/10]

Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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Smoking Cessation Services within the Health Service Executive offer a wide variety of services in different areas. Specialist Smoking Cessation Counsellors are trained to deliver these services on full time, part time and sessional basis nationally. Health Promotion Departments within the HSE also offer an extensive programme of training that includes developing skills for health care practitioners to support people wishing to stop smoking. Smoking Cessation Services, therefore, can and do provide direct patient delivered services and, as such, are an important cost-effective health service. The Department is currently reviewing tobacco policy in order to develop proposals on what further measures might be taken to reduce initiation and prevalence of smoking in Ireland.