Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I propose that we send the full transcript of today's hearing to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, drawing particular attention to the matters of extending the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman's office to cover direct provision and bringing the immigration system in line with Mr. Justice McMahon's report and the committee's report. I also propose that we note the ongoing discussions on clinical judgments and that we hope to see a favourable outcome. I also propose that we draw the Minister's attention to the issue of professional legal privilege and, referring to the NIPSO legislation in the North that is being directed by the OFMDFM committee, ask if the Minister will consider a similar approach here. The last is the issue of resources. Those are the four points from proceedings today. We will draw the Minister's attention to them, asking him for a response on all points, and we will revert to the Ombudsman's office when we have that response.

We will now end the public session. I thank our guests. We appreciate the opportunity to discuss with the Ombudsman and his team their concerns and to act on them. We will go into private session briefly.