Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

First of all, my understanding is that this has not come to a conclusion and I have not seen the outcome of that investigation yet. I understand and accept that the article caused a great deal of hurt at the time. That work is still under way and my understanding is that it has not been concluded. Meanwhile, the Government is working to try to deal with the issues that emerged from the recommendations of the report itself, particularly by fulfilling the commitments we have made on the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2021, which is essential for access to information, and in respect of the fund to redress financially and through various other recommended measures the survivors of mother and baby homes. That is where we are now.