Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to receive the Leas Cross Report; if families will be given advanced copy of same; if it will be published in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16696/09]

Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Final Report from the Commission of Investigation, established to investigate the management, operation and supervision of the former Leas Cross Nursing Home is due to be completed and submitted to me by 15th May, 2009. Before the report can be submitted, the Commissions of Investigation Act, 2004 requires that any person or persons identifiable from the report be shown the report, or relevant portions thereof, and be given an opportunity to comment or make submissions.

This Commission was established by the Government, under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004, in the light of the gravity of the issues raised by previous reviews into this nursing home and the resultant public concern surrounding these matters generally. This Act provides that a Commissions's Final Report shall be published as soon as possible after submission to a specified Minister, subject to the other requirements of the Act. It was originally intended that the Final Report of this particular Commission would be published and I wish to re-iterate that this remains the position. Following receipt and consideration of the Final Report, I will then be in a position to determine the appropriate steps to be taken, including the issues raised by the Deputy, with a view to publishing the Report of the Commission at the earliest possible date.