Disability Services
Dail Éireann — 2024-10-08
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Anne Rabbitte (FF), Galway East

I know. I will give the Deputy the commitment tonight that I will talk to Mr. Lehane to see exactly how close we are to completion of it. I certainly would like to bring it to complete closure before this Dáil finishes up. I see it as one of the pieces in relation to safeguarding. I and the Minister of State beside me, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, talk a lot about safeguarding. There is a culture piece I want to see addressed. I want to see advocacy addressed and the voices of the individuals heard. I want to see that management chains have changed and that the investment that has gone in has led to a clear understanding of safeguarding and protocols. We do not need more legislation or rules; we want a clear understanding that the culture of those tasked day to day with looking after the most vulnerable is understood and delivered upon and that the families are respected and are part and parcel of whatever progress is made.
I give the commitment I will talk to Mr. Lehane tomorrow. I know it is independent; I am stepping outside that independence and will ask how close we are to completion so I can lay that report before the Dáil. I am conscious the national independent review panel, NIRP, report was never published. Many other reports were started but not finished. Let me bring the one I looked for before the House. Whatever flaws are in it, let it be published. I think people have a right to know.

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Sitting date: 2024-10-08