Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

The issue is simple. A group was appointed and an eminent person was asked to chair it. It has issued an interim report containing approximately 20 recommendations, most of which are very good and should be implemented. At the very least, the Government should issue a reasoned response. Will it do so on a recommendation by recommendation basis? It should state which recommendations it intends to implement and the timeframe involved, as well as which ones it will not implement and the reason This is the simplest thing to do but the Minister of State did not do so last Thursday. He came nowhere near doing so.

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