Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I would appreciate that consultation. It is going to be necessary in order to find the best way to move forward. This is about isolation and people feeling they are the only one. It would not be possible for this to have gone on as long as it did without that feeling of isolation. On last night's "Prime Time" programme, Mark Ryan said, "You think you're the only one who has been abused. What's needed is a true picture of what happened." We need to get to that true picture of what happened, otherwise people will feel there is no accountability and will continue to feel that isolation. Essentially, some people will have spent a the whole of their lives responding to this. That poor man John feels that he is a criminal, even though he has done nothing wrong. I would appreciate having that engagement. The Taoiseach might articulate how that might happen in addition to the debate next week.

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