Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps taken since the publication of the Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse 2009 to deliver on the implementation plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33450/09]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Following the publication and acceptance by Government of the recommendations contained in the Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse was tasked with producing an Implementation Plan. The Plan was endorsed by Government and was published on 28 July 2009. The Plan sets out 99 actions to address each of the 20 recommendations contained in the Ryan Report. It includes measures considered necessary to further improve services for children in care, in detention and at risk, to address the effects of past abuses, to reform service provision and to ensure that children and young people have a voice.

Work has commenced across the various Government Departments and agencies to address the actions under their remit. The actions contained in the Plan are to be implemented over a four year timeframe, with each action assigned an individual target date for completion. As set out in the Plan, I will chair a high level group to oversee the implementation of the actions specified in the Plan.