1023. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she accepts the Ombudsman for Children's finding that the National Review Panel is "not a powerful vehicle" and "disrespectful to families" in its handling of cases such as the disappearance of a child in Donabate now presumed dead; and if she will commit to establishing a fully independent statutory body with powers to investigate, publish, and enforce recommendations in serious child protection cases. [47976/25]

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1023. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she accepts the Ombudsman for Children's finding that the National Review Panel is "not a powerful vehicle" and "disrespectful to families" in its handling of cases such as the disappearance of a child in Donabate now presumed dead; and if she will commit to establishing a fully independent statutory body with powers to investigate, publish, and enforce recommendations in serious child protection cases. [47976/25]

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