Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 March 2022
266. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of her Department currently ongoing in the State; the cost of each commission to date; and the projected costs of each in tabular form. [12559/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere 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 20 May, 2009.
The overall cost of the Commission since inception is €84.8 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.
