Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Tyndall and the other delegates for coming before the committee. The women at the heart of this matter suffered grievously. Mr. Tyndall's report came into the public domain approximately 12 months ago in the context of a court case. In addition to the past wrongs inflicted on the women in question, the Department has behaved shamefully and it was entirely wrong for them to be dragged through the courts in the context of this process. I attended one of the hearings and it was wrong that the Department relied on a fairly Jesuitical distinction and that the women in question were forced to fight tooth and nail in order to have their situation recognised. It is wrong that it had to come to that.

As stated by Deputies Jack Chambers and Clare Daly, it would be useful to reflect on this issue after the meeting. Mr. Tyndall has outlined that the possibility of double recovery or two forms of redress arose on the basis of something of a footnote. He stated Mr. Justice Quirke had considered and discounted the issue of double recovery. Does he believe it is relevant in this context that those who went through the Magdalen redress scheme have signed waivers in regard to their right of action?