Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)

Absolutely. I am glad to hear that, because the Minister will be kept in the committee room with that debate.

Members have an obligation and responsibility to the people in this situation. The stories we have heard, the correspondence we have come across and the testimony of the people we have met are truly horrific. It is no understatement to state there are many individuals who have deep scars as a result of what happened to them. I refer to people who were subjected to hard labour or who were battered, tortured, starved and neglected, to people who lost their identity and roots, to people who died in such institutions never to have received redress and to people who still suffer. This must be our starting point in this scenario. It has been raised that many-----

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