Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is apparently its subtext reference. I concur with Senator Black that some of the language employed in the past was inconsiderate in any quarter, and certainly for us today that would be the case. I recognise that there may be siblings in the group here but most are parents of children who, to all intents and purposes, for whatever reason or event in their lives, are children for the rest of their lives. The concern of any parent as we age is that our children are provided for into the future.

Ms Farrell believes that the certainties the families would have hoped for arising from whatever awards were made are no longer the certainties that were expected. That is a major distress in any parent's life. The Joint Committee on Justice and Equality takes all the points made by Ms Farrell on board and view them as very important. We will make recommendations based on our engagement with Ms Farrell and with the Courts Service.

I offer Ms Farrell the opportunity to make closing remarks or respond to what I have said.