Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister will remember that back in May 2013, the whole island was shocked at the revelations in the "Prime Time" programme, Breach of Trust, an exposé of awful practices which had been going on in some early year settings. In light of that, the then Minister for Children and Youth Affairs promised a comprehensive review and a speeding up of the publication of revised regulations for child care standards. Given the fact we are now two and a half years on from that, can the Minister say when these will be published? Does the Minister believe we will be able to complete the re-registration process in all our preschool services within the three-year timeframe stipulated at the time?

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