Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

When there is new legislation, one cannot expect the existing public service to be geared up. Sometimes if we pass legislation, the capacity may not be in-house. I take the Deputy’s point, however. It was just an afterthought I had. We will note and publish this. Is that agreed? Agreed.

No. 2448 B is correspondence from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, dated 10 October 2019, providing a further update for the committee regarding property transfers and cash payments from religious congregations as contributions towards the costs incurred by the State in responding to residential institutional child abuse. This is specific to today’s meeting.