Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 313: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the date on which the Travers report was submitted to her; the date on which the printed version of the Travers report became available for purchase in the Government publications sales office; if she will provide a full explanation for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10982/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I recieved the Travers report on Friday, 4 March 2005. Before being published it was considered by the Cabinet at its next meeting on Tuesday, 8 March 2005. Copies of the report were given to each Member of the Dáil on Wednesday, 9 March and the Dáil then referred it by resolution to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children. The committee published it subsequent to its meeting that day. It was available on the website www.oireachtas.ie also on 9 March 2005. The printed version was made available for purchase in the Government Publications sales office on 16 March 2005. There was, therefore, no inordinate delay in publishing the report.