Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)

I welcome the announcement by the Taoiseach in the Dáil on Tuesday that the independent review into the death of children in the care of the State will be published this coming Wednesday. This is appropriate, considering the Government has had the report since before Christmas. When can we expect the fifth report of the special rapporteur on child protection to be laid before the Houses? According to the response to a parliamentary question, this report was received on 7 February. As this is an annual report to the Oireachtas, I find it unacceptable that four and a half months later, it has still not been laid before the Houses. It is long past time it was brought forward. When will it be published and laid before the Houses?

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