Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2024
134. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach to provide details on the investigation into the leak of the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, including the time period in which it was conducted, the amount and grade of staff members assigned to the investigation and the budget allocated for the investigation. [6573/24]
View answerIn advance of the Government considering the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation on Mother and Baby Homes in January 2021 certain information relating to matters in the Report was disclosed in a newspaper article. In that context, the then Taoiseach requested that an investigation be carried out. The investigation was conducted by a senior official in my Department and received full co-operation from those concerned. The investigation was concluded and reported to the then Taoiseach in December 2022. The investigation was conducted from within the personnel and budget resources of my Department and as part of the overall work of the Government Secretariat, and it is not possible, therefore, to disaggregate the specific information sought by the Deputy.
