Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I take the Deputy's point on the importance of the inclusivity of these information measures, particularly in that three-month period. It has to be recognised that the information is going to be addressed to people who are in their 80s and 90s, people who are 16 years of age and people who have different lives, many of whom are not in Ireland any more. I absolutely bear that in mind. It is a really important point to make.

On the question of a centralised agency, as the Deputy knows last October there was a commitment to a records and memorial centre. This was repeated in the action plan. It would be a venue where we could bring together institutional archives of industrial schools, mother and baby institutions and Magdalen laundries so they can be accessed by researchers and individuals looking for access to their own files and used to explain this very dark part of our country's history. Work is beginning on that process. I hope to be able to announce something clearer in the next number of weeks on how that particular commitment within our action plan can be realised.