Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

I wish to raise the issue of the Mahon report, and the Tánaiste has indicated time will be made available to discuss it. Will he give some specifics on that, although I appreciate that people will have to study the report and absorb its contents. It will be a matter of great importance to the House and public.

I also raise the issue of the statutory trust fund legislation and when it might be published. This legislation is of significant concern to victims, even before we mention the Magdalene laundries or the victims from Bethany Home. They are excluded from redress by this Government, which is appalling. The Minister for Justice and Equality has said he is now considering issues relating to Bethany Home, which is not good enough. I remind those in Fine Gael and Labour that when the parties were in opposition, they were quite correctly very vocal on the issue. I ask them to keep good their sentiments and words from that time.

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