Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste's response tells us that another expert report is being drafted in respect of a desperate situation. The issue in question is that the State should recognise the wrong that was done to these women. The way to do that and allow them to achieve closure is to waive the statute of limitations to allow them to go before the courts and have their cases heard. There was a recent precedent in the courts in which a person was compensated, so it is the case that the courts can deal with the matter and these women can have their rights vindicated. We do not want to see another report that will drag on perhaps for years before being published. We need this issue to be resolved once and for all. I again call on the Tánaiste to waive the statute of limitations and allow these women to come forward and have their rights vindicated in the courts.

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