Anne Rabbitte
Question:960. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of preparing the report of the expert technical group on the site of the former mother and baby home at Tuam. [45013/18]
View answerTuesday, 6 November 2018
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An Expert Technical Group (ETG) was commissioned to provide advice on the options available to Government in appropriately responding to the discovery of juvenile remains interred on the site in Tuam.
The six person ETG employed a multidisciplinary approach to the technical issues at the Tuam site and included experts in forensic archaeology; Irish archaeology and remote sensing; forensic anthropology; juvenile osteoarchaeology; forensic science and Irish medico-legal death investigations.
In addition, the ETG commissioned geophysical surveys and analysis, a consultant engineers report and a health and safety report to inform its work.
In December 2017 the ETG report on the Tuam site ‘Options and Appropriate Courses of Action available to Government at the site of the former Mother and Baby Home, Tuam, Co. Galway’ was published. The total cost of preparing the report was €140,000.