Liam Fitzgerald (Fianna Fail)

It is an assertion, nothing more. Not one scintilla of genuine, logical evidence has been put forward to support that argument other than that a Department whose files are being investigated by the commission should not be the sponsoring Department. That is the only logic being put forward to support the arguments made. It is a desperate attempt to once again make political capital from the sad misfortune of the survivors of abuse in residential institutions, some of whom have relayed their horrific experiences to the commission.

The Taoiseach is the first in the history of the State to respond positively to the cries and approaches of victims and their support groups.