Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the amendment. We agree with the spirit of what the Minister of State is trying to achieve. We have come from an evolving society in which many dark things happened historically. I welcome the amendment of the cold language in many parts of the historical legislation. I welcome the technical amendments, the humanisation of the legislation and the removal of cold language that has dominated many aspects of our institutional history, be it in respect of mother and baby homes or other institutions. We must break down the barrier and humanise the provisions to acknowledge that the institutions are home to real citizens or real people. I welcome the fact that we have ruthlessly amended the legislation. I acknowledge the Minister of State's commitment in that regard.

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