Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman
9:00 am
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
That accords with the sense that other avenues are closed to them and, in that context, that they should have access to this scheme.
Mr. Tyndall dwelt on the issue of documentary evidence, in particular, the weight placed on the records of the congregations in assessing some claims and the fact that there was very little by way of interviews with applicants and so on. How much weight should be placed on testimony in processes such as this?
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