I congratulate the Taoiseach and the previous Government for taking the important step of assuming liability. They could have told victims to sue, which would have taken forever and involved putting them through the wringer. It is easy to make too much of the voluntary nature of the contribution of the religious orders. The reason it became voluntary was solely because the State removed liability and the religious orders should recognise this. While there may be legal inviolability, the religious orders still have a moral responsibility.