Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the news that there will be reviews by the HSE and the Department of Education and Skills into this matter. Will other Departments also be involved, in light of the statement by a former Minister with responsibility for the Gaeltacht last night that he was approached on this and spoke to officials in his Department about allegations of abuse? This issue might extend further. The HSE, the Department of Education and Skills, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and any other Department or State agency which funded any of the organisations for whom the person involved worked should also conduct investigations and the Minister should bring all this information back to the Houses so that we can examine it. I thank the Minister of State for his response on this issue. It is important that this be fully and frankly investigated and that the victims be supported at this difficult time.