Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The whistleblower legislation is now on Second Stage in the Dáil. It requires new regulations in terms of the confidential recipient and whistleblowing mechanism within An Garda Síochána.

Could the Taoiseach confirm to the Dáil that those regulations will be laid before us and whether we will have an opportunity to consider and debate them?

The Taoiseach might be aware that today the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child added its voice to the UN Committee Against Torture in support of the survivors of the Magdalen laundries and those who represent them, calling for a proper and full investigation into the Magdalen laundries so that those responsible for abuse of children are held to account and victims can receive full compensation and redress. Will the Taoiseach commit to such an inquiry? Each of the international bodies has consistently highlighted the gross inadequacies that were within the McAleese process. Will the Taoiseach now acknowledge that and commit to return to the issue? In the same vein, will he make a similar commitment in respect of the Bethany Homes survivors and on the issue of illegal adoptions?

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