Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to ask firstly about the serious information that has come to light in the past couple of days at the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry in Northern Ireland. It seems that information about Brendan Smyth and his activities was known by various State agencies. Is the Government monitoring that inquiry? Does it have any plans to allow statements in this House about the serious information that has come to light? I am thinking particularly of the details that came to light yesterday about the knowledge within An Garda Síochána and other institutions of the existence of certain information.

I would like to know, on foot of the discussion we had on Leaders' Questions, whether there are any plans to introduce a new health Estimate ahead of the Dáil recess. It is clear that the health service is not just creaking at the seams at the moment - it has broken out at the seams.

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