Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 November 2021
98. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing under the remit of her Department; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of investigation; and the actual and projected cost of each commission of investigation. [54098/21]
View answerThere are no commissions of investigation, established under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004, under the remit of the Department of Education.
The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse was established in 1999 and was subsequently put on a statutory basis pursuant to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, 2000.
The Commission was chaired by a High Court judge, Mr Justice Seán Ryan. It was statutory and independent in nature. The final report of the Commission, known as the Ryan Report, was published on 20th May, 2009.
The overall cost of the Commission since inception is € 84.5 million and it is anticipated at this stage that final costs will be in the order of € 86 million.
As work of the Commission is near completion at this stage, the body is currently in wind-down mode. Closure of the Commission is contingent on decisions around the eventual fate of the records held by the Commission which may require the enactment of legislation.
