Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

It produces an indemnity for the order. The redress scheme did not introduce the indemnity. The indemnity introduced the indemnity, but the two things became associated. To get full co-operation and to have openness in the commission, the indemnity was introduced to take it away from a prosecutorial nature and to bring it into a safer space. On balance, for the State, but more important for the victims, that brought about as good an outcome as possible, given that some of them had a chance to tell their story and that there was redress available. Given the horrific circumstances, on balance, that package of State responses appears to have met the need to the greatest extent possible.