Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is important that we get the report out and make decisions on anything that happens next as a result of receiving the report. I have committed to engaging directly with the Deputy and with groups he feels should be involved, even prior to the report. I do not know whether the Deputy made specific contact to get me to speak to survivors but I am happy to do so. I have met a significant number of survivors over the past number of weeks and at least one representative of groups from Shan Ross. I am happy to do more. With regard to this being all over, I absolutely do not consider the publication of the report as the end of this matter. We have a large body of work to do on legislation, policy and the long-term treatment of survivors, specifically with regard to mother and baby homes but also on the wider issue of legacy. The statement the Government put out in late October listed many of the issues that need to be addressed in the context of legacy. There is a lot of work still to do and I look forward to my involvement in progressing as much of it as I can within the Department.

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