Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We want a date for the publication of the report. The Tánaiste has it and it is in to the second month. What is the delay and why will the report not be published? All of this arose with regard to the documentary by Katie Hannon, back in September 2021. I will not waste my time, or use my time rather than waste it, to praise the Women of Honour. They have set out what needs to be done. They were never happy with this independent review. Trust is of the essence and now we have a situation in which we are delaying the publication of the report. It is essential the report is published. I have read the report by Ruth FitzGerald on the other matter. I thank the Tánaiste for publishing it. It says the Minister did everything right with regard to following up on the complaints, but what it indicated from first hand reports was rape which occurred overseas and a first hand report of child pornography. Obviously, the Minister has done everything right, according to FitzGerald. I have no issue with that, but trust is of the essence here, not sweet words about culture and dignity. It does not exist and has not existed. That is why we have had the review.

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