Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

I too welcome Lord Saville's report. Thirty-eight years is a long time to wait for justice but, thankfully, the victims and the families feel that justice has been done. Everything is connected, as Senator Harris said, but the moment yesterday when people felt vindicated in their great loss was needed. What I considered most striking was the merit and bravery of the new Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron, saying: "We got it wrong and we are sorry".

I believe that bravery is needed by this Government. Last night, I was struck by the denial yet again of the Minister, Deputy Micheál Martin, on the "Tonight with Vincent Browne" television programme that this was a home grown crisis. This denial makes the pain of the recession and its fall-out greater for families who are suffering.