Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Taoiseach fosta. Is the Taoiseach satisfied with the procedures and the attitudes now adopted by the Catholic hierarchy on compliance with the law?

I note last week the report In Plain Sight, which was published by Amnesty International and launched by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald, put the issue of the abuse of tens of thousands of Irish children in sharp focus. According to the report, children were tortured, brutalised, starved and abused in institutions run by the State and the Catholic hierarchy in what has been described as the greatest human rights failure in the history of the State. Ós rud é go bhfuil an tuairisc ar Cloyne ar fáil ó mí Iúil, cén dul chun cinn atá déanta le páistí a chosaint? Given that this Amnesty International report follows on from the Cloyne report which was published in July last, what progress has been made in bringing forward statutory changes in procedures to ensure the protection of children?

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