Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Listening to people who have contacted me, one day in one of these facilities is an unduly long time for anybody to have to endure. We will hear from witnesses in the second session of today's meeting. They will say that anybody who has passed though mother and baby homes, irrespective of how long they were there, have been affected by these experiences and this will have shaped their lives and influenced their childhood and adult development. There must be a redress scheme for anybody who spent one day in these institutions.