Seanad debates
Wednesday, 8 October 2003
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (Resumed).
In this saga there has been much discussion about the victims. My great dilemma now in trying to work out where we can go forward is that many of the people involved will be dead in the near future. They have not received compensation and have not been able to tell their stories. It is incumbent on the Houses of the Oireachtas to work with the Government in trying to expedite a new framework which will allow these people to get some closure to the appalling abuse they suffered some years ago. I make that appeal today. This should not be a party political football. We all have a responsibility to move the debate forward and to work with the Government in trying to sort out this problem and get a framework that will work for the victims. That is the best possible solution.
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