Dáil debates
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Supreme Court Ruling in the X Case: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
7:50 pm
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
The Minister of State should face up to the fact that the Government amendment fails to give the required commitment and is accordingly deficient and we cannot accept it. The report of the expert group should be published. Let the legislators and the public see it and judge for themselves. I advise the Minister of State that there is no reason the report should not be published immediately. The Cabinet is wrong to suppress it for another week in order to shield itself from public scrutiny. Its deliberations on the report are covered by Cabinet confidentiality but in the meantime we all have a right to know the subject of those deliberations. It is the least to which we are entitled.
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