Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Grace was the person longest resident in this foster home - she lived there for 20 years or more - but she was probably also the one least able to complain. She is still not in a position to give her account of what happened to her. Meanwhile, there are 47 other directly contemporaneous witnesses. It simply makes no sense that this should not be all taken in one investigation if there are contemporaneous witnesses who will be able to cast light in a way that Grace unfortunately will not be able to do. An article in The Irish Timesrequests that the commission "will be given the authority to expand and intensify the investigation". An RTE report states that it should specify the scope of any further investigations the commission considers warranted. Will the Taoiseach tell us specifically what are the terms of reference in regard to the 47 other individuals who were also notionally under the care of the South Eastern Health Board or the HSE and placed in this particular home?

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