Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My specific question to the Tánaiste was whether the Government will give a commitment to put a remediation scheme in place. So far, neither the Minister of State, Deputy English, nor the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, nor the Taoiseach, when I raised this here with him last week, have given such a commitment. Nothing less than that is required. Perhaps when the Tánaiste replies further she can address that point.

The terms of reference for the expert panel did not include dealing with whether there should be a remediation scheme. That was left for afterwards. It was left for the politicians to deal with. After the delays in the panel reporting which I have previously outlined, this draft report has been with the Government since the beginning of this year. There has been sufficient time already to consider the issue and the recommendations of the panel. We should not be delaying any further. Will the Tánaiste give a commitment here this morning that a remediation scheme will be put in place? Will the panel's full recommendations be implemented in order that controls are put in place to ensure this can never happen again?

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