Seanad debates

Wednesday, 8 October 2003

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (Resumed).

 

I was 59 yesterday. The older I become, the more I realise how many people are afraid to speak out because they are fearful or are in denial. As Senator Brian Hayes said, this is happening under our noses similar to the treatment of Travellers and young people. I would not like to have been born a Traveller, living on the side of the road. I would be dead and probably would not have lived past ten years of age. We are in denial about those who are incarcerated in our prisons. Only the poor are in prison. The middle classes buy the best legal aid and keep themselves out of prison. We are in denial that those who are in prison cannot afford to pay for legal help. I support Senator Hayes's comment that we are also in denial in regard to other issues in society.

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