John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is an appalling case. It has gone on for years and we are talking about outstanding debts. The family was left without their father, lost off the Donegal coast. The Ombudsman's office ruled that the State was entitled to pay the compensation. I cannot understand. It is not a huge amount of money, but it is morally wrong.