Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)

All our thoughts go out to the families and friends of these children. We are talking about absolutely brutal circumstances, and we do not want to get into the ins and outs of it. I agree with the Minister on that. However, I think we need to find and ensure that we actually have a system that is fit for purpose. I welcome the fact that there is a review of each of these cases. Is it possible at this point to have a timeline for when we would see the outworkings of those reviews and when we would actually see recommendations? Has any work been done to date in relation to looking at our overall child protection protocols and the need for anything that needs to be done straight away even before any of these happen? Will Minister give a timeline for when she believes the well-being checks will be done? It is just making sure we do what we can now, and then make sure we assess everything and carry out the recommendations, but in a timely fashion.

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