Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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684. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for an inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [49360/13]

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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685. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reply to the correspondence (details supplied) in County Dublin. [49361/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 684 and 685 together.

I would like in the first instance to offer my sympathies to the family involved in this tragic case, who met with officials of my Department in December 2011.

I am advised that the hospital is near completion of its investigation of the case and that an initial report will be provided before the end of this year. A definitive final report will be provided in early 2014. The investigation has been dealt with by the HSE using its Incident Investigation Process. There has been ongoing and significant contact with the family throughout the investigation.

In advance of the completion of the investigation, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further.