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

On behalf of the committee, I thank the Ombudsman, Mr. Tyndall, and Ms McCrum and Mr. Morgan for their attendance. Their evidence - their report, their written submission to us and their oral presentation today - has been very enlightening on a very sad, very dark episode in relatively contemporary Irish history. The saddest part of it is that the hurt and pain of these women is being compounded by our seeming inability to fully embrace the opportunity to make amends. I thank the witnesses and invite them to join us in the Visitors Gallery. We will continue addressing this issue now. We will suspend for one minute just to draw breath and allow Mr. Martin, the assistant secretary of the Department, and Ms O'Keeffe, the principal officer, to take their seats.