John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

Will the Minister for Finance agree that the Dunne inquiry is yet another debacle involving the Department of Health and Children? Deadline after deadline was missed and despite the continuous representations by the Parents for Justice Group, which stated that it could not complete its work under the terms of reference, the Department continued with its stance. Will the Minister explain to the House why €20 million of taxpayers' money was spent on what has turned out to be an incomplete inquiry? Will he agree it has added to the suffering of the parents? What will the Government do now? Will it accede to the reasonable request of the parents and set up this statutory inquiry?

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