Ann Ormonde (Fianna Fail)

The report of the Ombudsman for Children has now been published. I scanned it this morning and it represents a golden opportunity for this Chamber to discuss the lack of auditing of child protection services. There is no connection between the various agencies. Local offices do not have proper procedures. There is lack of co-operation between the HSE and the Garda. There is no uniformity of services. We have a golden opportunity to debate this issue in all those areas. While I compliment the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, on having brought about ongoing reform, there is no uniformity. It seems to be doing extremely well in some pockets but not in others.