Mary White (Fianna Fail)

I am very sorry. Another reference was made yesterday – I will not mention the Senator in question – to a deal of "madness". How can one speak of a deal of madness? I fully support the Taoiseach and the apology he made. I also support Deputy Woods, who spearheaded the deal in the presence of officials from the Department of Finance and the Minister, Deputy McCreevy. Justice is being done in the interests of the human rights of people who were deprived. The people in question were seen only as a number. They were not loved and were deprived of the love of a parent. Can one imagine the coldness felt by one who is seen by the Department as a number in an institution? The most traumatic aspect of this matter is that nobody cared about, praised or encouraged the people in question. There was a lack of love in their lives.