Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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722. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will establish a statutory child death review mechanism, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and the interim measures being taken to improve the current review process in the meantime. [27389/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The current Programme for Government commits to establishing a national child death review mechanism on a statutory basis. This commitment is made under the "Strengthening Tusla and protecting children in State care" heading in the Children and Young People section of the Programme for Government.

My Department will be happy to proactively engage with the nominated lead department responsible for the delivery of the statutory child death review mechanism.

Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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723. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will establish a national child death register to ensure accurate and comprehensive data collection on child deaths and introduce national guidelines for reviewing unexpected child deaths that include family involvement. [27390/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The report of the National Paediatric Mortality Register (NPMR), published by the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA), analyses data relating to mortality in children and young people aged under 19 years in Ireland. The last NPMR report was published in February 2025 and included detailed analysis of data on mortality in children and young people in Ireland from 2019 to 2023.

The current Programme for Government commits to establishing a national child death review mechanism on a statutory basis. This commitment is made under the "Strengthening Tusla and protecting children in State care" heading in the Children and Young People section of the Programme for Government.

My Department will be happy to proactively engage with the nominated lead department responsible for the delivery of the statutory child death review mechanism.

Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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724. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will ensure that families affected by unexpected child deaths are provided with timely access to review findings from agencies such as CAMHS and are provided the necessary psychological and legal supports throughout the process. [27391/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Reply not received from Department.