Geraldine Feeney (Fianna Fail)

While I have the height of respect for Sister O'Connor, who is a very good woman, I am sure she was sent out to do a job. My experience of CORI in my work as a politician is that it acts as a defender of the weakest in society. I ask its members to defend the weakest in society in this case and to avoid having an appropriate response dragged out of them.

I concur with Senator O'Toole's comments on the Vatican, the wealthiest institution on earth. Most of the victims of abuse have stated that the issue was never about money but about securing an apology. Let us listen to them and, if necessary, we should over-compensate.