Ms Mary Lou O'Kennedy:

Concerns were raised regarding there being accountability and recognition and informed identification of harm. It was suggested that the panels should be made up of experts in the field who could make judgments. These could be people with trauma-informed knowledge and social policy experts with a range of expertise who would be able to assess claims in a fair and balanced way. Equally, concerns were expressed that such assessments be undertaken in a way that would allow testimonies to be part of the application process. People wanted a truth telling opportunity as an option, and not as a-----