Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 June 2021
315. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the report of the Mother and Baby Homes Collaborative Forum will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30302/21]
View answerIt was not possible to publish the report from the Collaborative Forum when it was first submitted to the then Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, because of concerns that its contents encroached upon the work of the independent statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. For this reason, the Forum's recommendations were initially published and a commitment was given to revisit the question of publication following the completion of the Commission's work.
Arrangements are currently being advanced by my Department to address the procedural requirement for identifiable parties to be afforded due process prior to publication.
I expect this process to be completed in the coming weeks. I will then be in a position to engage further with the Collaborative Forum and finalise arrangements for the publication of the report.
