Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The committee is engaging on behalf of one of the survivors. As of last Friday, despite being in contact with the Department of Education, the Department has still not sought permission from this survivor for the committee to engage on their behalf. This survivor had received cheques worth €70,000 for works to be done on their home only to have the rug pulled from under them. The case is still ongoing and not resolved. Will we clarify from the Department that permission will be sought?

I suggest we clarify from the Department that permission will be promptly sought, perhaps over the phone to avoid dragging this out any longer for that survivor. It has gone on long enough. I cannot see for love nor reason why the Department would not seek the survivor's permission to engage on their behalf with the committee.