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 Maeve Lewis:
Yes, we believe there should be statutory provision of an advocacy service and, as Ms McDonnell Byrne mentioned, a service exists for people with disability. Something along that model would be desirable. Our very big concern is that the very positive provisions of this Bill will not even be known by many survivors unless they are in contact with organisations to inform them.