Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise a matter relating to the destruction of evidence. Page 11 of the report on mother and baby homes records that permission was sought from those who came forward to record their testimony and on the clear understanding it would be destroyed. That is not the clear understanding of those who went forward. I want to pre-empt the Taoiseach responding by telling me that this was an independent investigation. What action is the Government taking in respect of what looks like an action taken by the commission that is outside the terms of the legislation passed in 2004, which prohibits the destruction of information and evidence gathered?

On the information leaflet given to survivors to inform them that their permission was sought to record their testimonies, there was no mention of destruction. What action is the Government taking about that, in view of the fact that the Data Protection Commissioner has raised issues in this regard?

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