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First Minister Michelle O'Neill faces more questions over child protection issues within Sinn Fein
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21/10/2024
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. In the interest of transparency for victims and survivors,
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just last week your party leader Mary Lou Macdonald has faced calls to correct
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the record in the Dáil after she appears to have misled the house in
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relation to the age of the victim of councillor Niall, our former senator and
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former Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Balfast Niall O'Donoghue who was a subject of
00:24
inappropriate tax. So for the purpose of clarity, can the First Minister tell the
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house what age was the schoolboy involved. Can I just repeat again that
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all child protection protocols were followed with an immediate referral to
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the PS&A and also to social services. The protection of the young person was
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absolutely our primary concern. Niall O'Donoghue was held accountable and faced
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serious consequences for his totally unacceptable and totally inappropriate
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behaviour and I'm deeply sorry and angry that this young person's had to endure
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any of this inappropriateness or this unacceptable behaviour. Also I can
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confirm that according to our records the young person was in fact 17. That's
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the records which we have in our files in terms of membership.
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Connagh Eagan
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Mr. Speaker, Minister, last week the Executive Office Committee issued an
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invitation for you to attend committee this week in regards to safeguarding and
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representation of victims and survivors. Will you be coming to committee this
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week? I'm very happy to engage the committee. I know the committee are
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seeking legal advice. I look forward to seeing that but I'm happy to clarify the
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record in terms of the questions that were put to me.
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