Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

All the institutions and the residents of those institutions over the years have the opportunity, through this legislation, to tell their stories. Will the Minister agree there are other children who have been abused who do not have access to this structure to tell their stories and have redress? It is important that provision be made for day schools. I hope the Minister will see the merit of allowing that facility to be extended to them and, likewise, those who took part in clinical trials.

For those who took part in clinical trials in those institutions the sad reality is that they did not have a choice, they were forced into a situation of involvement. I do not know why clinical trials in the institutions were not included as an integral part of the process. I appreciate it is a particularly difficult area and I hope that short of including it in this instance, the Minister would indicate that the issue of clinical trials will be dealt with in due course because there are victims. Perhaps the Minister will indicate how this particular group will be dealt with in the future?