Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

The Taoiseach chairs a Cabinet committee on legislation. Has the Cabinet committee on legislation met to discuss all the ramifications of the Murphy report? Only four Bills of 20 promised have been published this session. What is the problem with promised legislation? In the light of what we now know from the horrifying facts outlined in the Murphy report, this matter of protecting children is now urgent for every parent, teacher and anyone who has anything to do with children.

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