Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
1173. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will now immediately publish in full the minutes and documents associated with the interdepartmental group that met to discuss the referendums on family and care; to provide details of the membership of the group; the number of times it met; the attendees at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12591/24]
View answerIn March 2023, an Interdepartmental Group (IDG) was established to support the development of referendum proposals on family and care. The group comprised representatives from every Government Department, as well as the Office of the Attorney General. It met 16 times over the course of its work in a period spanning March to November. Now that the referendums have been held, my Department will publish the minutes of all meetings of the IDG. These will contain details of the membership of the group and the attendees at each meeting.
One element of the work of the IDG related to a public consultation process. Over 1,850 submissions were received and a thematic summary of the submissions will also be published by my Department.
