Seanad debates
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Order of Business
11:00 am
Jimmy Harte (Labour)
I want to read one sentence that can highlight this severity of the issue. The report states: "Insufficient emphasis was placed on the needs of victims, often in the misguided attempt to protect the reputation of the Church." That is one sentence that people can recognise as a major problem. In the context of this report being issued at 10 a.m today, I ask that we discuss it further. Along with the issue of suicide mentioned by Senator White, this is a matter that has affected many people in Donegal. This happened between 1975 and 2010, a period of 35 years. During the day there will be more reaction to this and, in the context of this report, I ask for a debate on this and the wider issue.
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