13 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the action, if any, the Government proposes to take to ensure that reports of alleged child abuse or neglect when made to a health board are speedily investigated and assessed; his views on whether the Eastern Health Board is overwhelmed by these reports and incapable of a speedy response and on whether as a consequence of the growing crisis in this area hundreds of children who are the alleged victims of physical or sexual abuse and neglect remain at risk.

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13 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the action, if any, the Government proposes to take to ensure that reports of alleged child abuse or neglect when made to a health board are speedily investigated and assessed; his views on whether the Eastern Health Board is overwhelmed by these reports and incapable of a speedy response and on whether as a consequence of the growing crisis in this area hundreds of children who are the alleged victims of physical or sexual abuse and neglect remain at risk.

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