Mary Wallace
Question:59 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Health the steps, if any, his Department has taken to protect children at risk in County Meath during the current strike of health care professionals, particularly children awaiting foster placement, children at risk and those requiring protection of the court, whose cases have not yet been brought to court or whose cases are due to be heard, but cannot proceed without the evidence being presented by a health care worker currently on strike; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11732/97]