Ryan Report delayed by vote of no confidence

FINE GAEL’S decision to table a motion of no confidence in the Government means the Dáil debate on the Ryan Report will be deferred for a day.

The report, which detailed decades of abuse in institutions run by 18 religious orders, had been due for discussion tomorrow and Thursday. But the no-confidence motion, which begins today, will instead continue tomorrow, with the vote taken circa 5.30pm.

The Ryan Report will now be discussed on Thursday and Friday. As the Dáil ordinarily does not sit on a Friday, a special sitting of the House has been arranged from 10.30am to 1.30pm.