A group of protesters stood at the gates of Leinster House yesterday calling for the immediate publication of Dr. Geoffrey Shannon's report into historical child sexual abuse allegations within St. John Ambulance Ireland, SJAI. It has been reported that the organisation's board received the report a number of weeks ago, yet it is not expected to be published until some time in 2023. It is reasonable to arrive at the conclusion that if the reports findings were favourable to SJAI, it would have been published by now. The delay in its publication is compounding the profound sense of hurt felt by survivors and is retraumatising victims. Survivors also feel that their story has been eclipsed by recent revelations of child sex abuse at the hands of members of the Spiritans and that their suffering is not being given the priority it deserves. Will the Government break the silence and commit to the full publication of Dr. Shannon's report, which is clearly in the public interest and in the interest of survivors?

As the Deputy stated, St. John Ambulance commissioned Dr. Shannon to conduct a review of historical allegations of abuse within the organisation. I understand the findings have been presented to the board of the organisation. It is the Government's expectation that St. John Ambulance will publish the report thereafter. It has been reported in the media that it is expected that the report will be published early next year, after a legal, insurance and data protection review has been carried out. Tusla is responsible for assessing any current risk to children arising from historical allegations of abuse. Tusla has liaised with St. John Ambulance regarding the progress of the review in order to improve safeguarding process within the organisation. St. John Ambulance's safeguarding statement, revised under advice from Tusla, has been deemed compliant by the child safeguarding statement compliance unit. Officials from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth are in regular contact with Tusla on this issue to monitor progress of the review.