Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

The urgency pertains to the promised legislation. I acknowledge the Minister and the new Department are focused on doing this but specifics are needed. Members must know for certain exactly when the national vetting bureau Bill will be in place. However, there also is the children, establishment of child welfare and protection agency, Bill and the children first Bill, formerly the Ryan implementation Bill, as the Minister has indicated her intention to put the Children First guidelines on a statutory footing. Is there something that can be done now? While Members will debate the Cloyne report tomorrow with regard to church-related abuse of young children in a variety of settings, in this instance broader civic society continues to present dangers for young people-----

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