Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----members of the IRA, the fear, understandably, can be more profound.

I echo what Paudie has said - nobody be afraid. The only way in which we deal with matters of abuse in our society, irrespective of who the abuser is, is when people feel empowered to come forward in whatever manner is best for them. Some have come into the light of the public gaze and told their story. Paudie has done it, and Mairia Cahill before him. That took a great deal of courage, and I want to acknowledge them for it. That is my first point.

Second, anybody within Sinn Féin or anybody anywhere else who has information on these issues or on any child who may be in danger or at risk has, since 2012, a positive legal obligation to bring that information forward. That is the law of the land.

As a member of Sinn Féin, on behalf of my colleagues-----

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