Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

On 3 June, the Taoiseach met representatives of victims of residential abuse following the report of the Ryan commission. He gave an undertaking that they would be consulted and kept involved in any of the implementations of the recommendations which affected them. Notwithstanding that undertaking, given in the presence of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, will the Taoiseach confirm whether the latter has now moved unilaterally to establish a memorial committee and to appoint two individuals to that committee without any consultation whatsoever with representatives of the victims of abuse? Is the Taoiseach aware that an undertaking given by him has been unilaterally ignored by one of his Cabinet Ministers?

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