Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 October 2022
123. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 29 March 2022, when the report of the Collaborative Forum of Former Residents of Mother and Baby Homes and Related Institutions, submitted to him in December 2018, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50701/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs I have previously indicated, publication of the Collaborative Forum’s report had to await the publication of the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation. For this reason, the Forum's recommendations were initially published and a commitment was given to revisit the question of publication of the full report following the completion of the Commission's work in 2021. Thereafter, acting on further legal advice, my Department commenced a right of reply process to ensure relevant parties named in the report were afforded due process prior to publication.
I acknowledge that this necessary process has taken some time, however, I can confirm that it is now concluded. This has enabled my Department to seek further advices from the Office of the Attorney General on publication of the Report. It is my intention to bring the matter to Government in the coming weeks with a view to publication as soon as possible thereafter.
I will be directly contacting Collaborative Forum members in the near future to advise of the arrangements being made for publication of their report.
