Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Along with others I would like to see an apology given to the women institutionalised in the Magdalen laundries, and I believe that will come in due course in an appropriate manner. I urge that that would happen, perhaps during the Oireachtas debates a few weeks from now. I would also like to see these women recompensed financially in some way. A redress scheme is appropriate when we consider the billions of euro spent and squandered on this country's banks and the way our citizens, who are the most vulnerable and the most challenged, were treated. Some form of redress scheme would be appropriate to recognise the terrible suffering highlighted in the McAleese report, which I urge all Members to study in the coming days to ensure we can all participate in a full debate in this House which I know the Leader will organise in due course.