Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
General Scheme of the Education (Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse) Bill 2023: Discussion
Ms Carmel McDonnell Byrne:
I think it is a learned behaviour and they need to unlearn it. We certainly see evidence that some of them have gone on and done really well because they gain confidence. I remember the very first person saying to me, "Oh my God, that is my name. You do not have to tell me. I recognise those letters." I remember crying because it was a young person.
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