Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I am sure that issue can be resolved when the Bills are brought before the House, or beforehand, by referring the question to the Tánaiste concerning the current status of that post.

I will have to revert to the Deputy concerning the specific issue of the Children Act as the details are not available to me at the moment.

As regards the person to whom the Deputy referred in his first question, unfortunately the State did not have a role in monitoring that institution and therefore it could not be included in the redress institutions. The Minister for Education and Science spoke directly to the lady on that basis.

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