Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am glad to hear the genuine concern for the victims. We must acknowledge and recognise that these ladies have been through decades of suffering. The vast majority are in their 60s and 70s, and some are in their 80s and 90s. They do not want to get involved in what has been pitched in some quarters as a cumbersome process. They want to know how genuinely simple the process will be. I am glad the Minister could confirm that today. Ms Harding Clark has form in this area in that she performed superbly with the women from the Lourdes hospital redress scheme that was in place previously. The vast majority of those women were very confident and happy with the way the process was handled and with the fact that they were supported. I have no doubt the same will happen again. The process will be simple for the ladies, who are all in the autumn of their lives.

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