Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 July 2014
807. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he will publish the 2013 independent rapporteur report; if recommendations within will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32645/14]
View answerDr. Geoffrey Shannon, Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, has submitted his report in relation to 2013. While the report was submitted to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, the Report’s recommendations relate to a number of Departments and Agencies.
My Department is currently considering the 2013 report and, as in previous years, it has also been circulated to all relevant Departments, for information. I anticipate that it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, and published in the near future.
It is a matter for individual Departments to take the appropriate action on any recommendation relevant to its work. Where recommendations are proper to the DCYA they form part of the process of policy development and, if appropriate, inform the usual business planning processes.
