Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

We have all talked to different groups and individuals who have been through the process, and many of them do not want to go down the road of seeking redress, but they may at some stage. Mentally, they are not in a position to do so at this stage. It seems so unfair that a person could be entitled to redress on a particular date but not after that. We accept the wrongs done to these people, yet we have decided to close the scheme on an arbitrary date. Many people who have actually been through the process say they regret going down that road. People are still trying to work out in their own heads whether to seek redress. There needs to be a window in which they can do this.

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