Seanad debates

Wednesday, 8 October 2003

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

 

As a layman who does not understand all the legal intricacies involved, I suggest we listen to the individuals concerned and make sure their leaders are telling us what it is they want. I had the opportunity to have discussions with several such individuals in the House and have corresponded with many others. While I am not suggesting their leaders are out of step, I am suggesting that the saturation of publicity and the bent now being given to the issue has left the victims with a less potent voice than they once had. That voice was characterised by a sense of injustice and a demand that justice be done and be seen to be done urgently. My fear is that we may be sliding into a position in which the urgency sought by the Government will not materialise.

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