Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge and appreciate that the Minister has been very engaged with the process and has met survivors. They have all spoken very highly of the Minister's role in this. I accept that he does not have a direct role in the report and its publication but when does the Minister think the Shannon report will be published? It is essential that it be made public and that survivors have access to the report. If, for some reason, it is not made public, will the Minister commit to having his own investigation carried out and a report compiled? It is important that the State would show there is no place where sex abusers can hide and there would not be another carpet under which abuse could be brushed. When does the Minister expect the Shannon report to be published? If it is not put into the public domain, will he commit to carrying out his own investigation and issuing report?

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