A nine-year-old girl who died days after being released from Cavan General Hospital was not cared for properly, a report said tonight.

The family of the baby, who died when her mother was turned away from her local hospital, has hit out at the Minister for Health, Michael Martin, and the North Eastern Health board.

The Department of Health is launching an investigation into the death of a premature baby, whose mother was unable to have treatment at her local hospital.

A meeting on the future of Monaghan General hospital is now underway at the Department of Health in Dublin.