Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the motion brought forward by the Independents 4 Change in regard to the operations of Caranua. I knew little about this organisation up to six months ago. I now have a lot of information about it, including in relation to the recent briefing. In my view, Caranua is not fit for purpose at this point in time. The survivors for whom the organisation was set up to assist have been met with belligerence and confusion in terms of its operations. Caranua was set up to financially compensate survivors for the grotesque violence meted out to them at a particular time and to give them justice but in my view, it is being run like a business. The inner workings not of Caranua but the board are bizarre. As stated by Deputy Funchion, the CEO of Caranua made an extraordinary statement recently that was very demeaning. While she has since retracted that statement, it is indicative of the inner workings of Caranua.

The survivors were systematically abused in the past and are now trying to get justice. Hopefully they will get it. I welcome this debate, which throws up many questions about the organisation. Hopefully, people will get some sort of justice, as well as clarity on Caranua.

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