Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

That is a separate issue. However, as stated on previous occasions, the Minister of State with responsibility for children and youth affairs, Deputy Barry Andrews, is working on the matter in question and will revert to the Cabinet in respect of it in due course. The Cabinet will be then in a position to consider the options and perhaps return to the Members who have shown an interest in this matter in order to outline - based on both the best advice that would be available from the Attorney General at that point and departmental observations - what might be the best way forward.

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