Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Child Protection: Discussion

Photo of Tom ClonanTom Clonan (Independent)
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Thanks Chair. I apologise as I obviously missed the Minister's response on that. I ask him to address the questions I asked, given everything we have learned about how Ireland rolls with regard to this. Abusers are protected and shielded. Organisations' default position is to protect themselves and their reputations. Very far down the line is the welfare of those who have been targeted and those who have survived; they are always the last. For the people who call out wrongdoing in Ireland, it is also a life-limiting and life-altering act.