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

On engagement with survivors, I said in the Seanad yesterday that I have had online meetings, had phone calls and had very significant engagement with one of the survivors. I am open to further engagement if that is something they feel is necessary and that they would wish. Moving away from St. John Ambulance to the wider issue, the discussions Deputy Funchion will have at her committee will be useful in terms of Tusla giving its perspective on its engagement with this organisation and any similar organisation. The new special rapporteur on child protection will speak with me about this particular issue and I know she wants to speak to St. John Ambulance as well about its implementation of the report.

Dr. Shannon's report was very much focused on actions within St. John Ambulance and I think Deputy Funchion's committee probably has an opportunity to look at this with a wider lens. I am not committing myself to anything today but I will listen very closely and if there are particular recommendations from the committee, I will be happy to engage with it on those.

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