Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 October 2020
166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of staff in her Department that are working on the report for the Council of Europe on the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, ruling in a case (details supplied); the reason the filing of that report was delayed to 8 December 2020; and if outside groups or persons are being consulted in the drafting of the report. [30434/20]
View answerThe Deputy may be aware that the action reports filed with the Council of Europe on the implementation of the ECtHR judgement in the Louise O'Keeffe encompass the child protection measures that have been put in place and continue to be updated. These measures involve my Department's inspectorate and other agencies including the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and Tusla. The number of people involved in drafting the report is variable and it's not possible to give an exact head count. The last report was delayed owing to the constraints and challenges presented by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
