Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

There was unquestionably a sense of urgency expressed by all of the political voices involved in the 60 or more meetings of the all-party Oireachtas committee in which its members engaged. This was reflective of the very serious backdrop to our deliberations and the ongoing revelations about serious failures of care in relation to children in State care and across the board. Does the Taoiseach not accept that several months later, this sense of urgency does not appear to have translated into Government action in moving towards the implementation contained in the third and final report of the joint committee? The Taoiseach is indicating that he disagrees with me.

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