Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Is dócha, ar dtús, go bhfuil an t-Aireacht Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige curtha i gcríoch. Tá sin críochnaithe agus tá an Roinn ag obair. Tá a fhios ag an Teachta Adams go bhfuil dlúth-cheangailt idir an Roinn Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige agus an Roinn Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais ó thaobh na deacrachta seo. The Deputy is aware that the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, is working actively in her Department, which was established specifically to deal with children and youth affairs. The Department is working on the introduction of vetting legislation and the statutory implementation of the guidelines for children. It hopes to bring the children's advocacy groups together again to discuss the changes recommended by a previous Attorney General to the wording to be used in a potential referendum on children's rights. These are matters of absolute priority for the Minister. I do not doubt that she will be quite willing to answer any detailed questions Deputies may have about them. Although this question relates to the Cloyne report, I should say that I was also shocked by the Amnesty report, which is of considerable interest to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

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