Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is not for me to declare a crime scene. That is a matter for the Garda Síochána, the independent investigator of crime in this country. All the data need to be looked at and that is what we are determined to do in a comprehensive way, as I have indicated to the House. The interdepartmental group is meeting. A range of Departments are involved, including the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, the Department of Health and the Department of Justice and Equality. There may be other Departments involved and I will get a full list of the membership to the Deputy. We do not want to embark on a process that is not comprehensive and will leave things out.

These things are decades in the making. This awfulness happened many decades ago but we will now, in our time, have a comprehensive look at what happened, reveal as much truth as we can from what lies within any official records and have such inquiries as are appropriate, including criminal inquiries if that is deemed appropriate by the Garda authorities, the investigators of crime.

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