Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am pleased to hear that and that the funding is ring-fenced. It is important to note that when the Minister of State attended that meeting, the parents and friends had already fundraised €300,000. That was already in the bank.

I have looked at the minutes of 11 different meetings in October and December 2022 and in May, June, September, November and December 2023. On discussions of residential properties, all it says is that it is advised that investigating residential properties is for follow-up. That is all it says in those minutes. Parents are really losing patience at this point because it is going on too long. Already, one of the parents of these children has died. All parents are concerned about is what will happen when they are not here. That is why they want to hear that real progress is being made.

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