Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

Like the Taoiseach last week, on Saturday I and others had the opportunity of meeting with members of the DUP and the issue of promised legislation arose in regard to the register of persons considered unsafe to work with children. I have asked the Taoiseach about this previously. He told me in October that the Department of Health and Children was discussing the establishment of a pre-employment consultancy service. Will the Taoiseach go beyond that and give the House a date because it does not make sense that the Assembly is what is holding it up?

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