Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)

It would, but sadly that is a consequence of the fact the Minister has not listened to the victims as sufficiently as he should. Given that the Government has the majority it has there is no doubt the Bill will go to Committee Stage but we will certainly keep the Minister busy with multiple amendments in that regard. Ultimately, we are talking about a population of thousands but, sadly, it is a diminishing one because of the age of the people involved. There is no doubt that not only these people but their families also have been scarred for life because of what was done to them. There must be redress and justice for them. We can never undo the wrong that was done but can at least acknowledge it and try to put some form of redress in place.

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