Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an díospóireacht seo. Tá sé an-thábhachtach. Ar ardaigh an Taoiseach ceist an Bethany Home le hEaglais na hÉireann? Did the Taoiseach raise the issue of Bethany Home with the Church of Ireland? Does the Government plan to revisit the existing redress scheme for survivors of abuse while in State institutions or other institutions run by religious orders to include the survivors of Bethany Home? I cannot understand why those survivors have been excluded from the redress scheme. I have written to the Minister for Justice and Equality on the issue and I raised it also with others. As the dialogue is ongoing, will the Taoiseach raise the issue, if he has not done so, with the Church of Ireland? In particular I urge him to open up the redress scheme to include the survivors of abuse in Bethany Home.

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