Seanad debates

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

11:30 am

Photo of Mary MoranMary Moran (Labour) | Oireachtas source

-----to speak my mind and to raise issues about which I feel passionately. To call me or any other Senator worthless or to claim that our jobs are not worthwhile is offensive.

It is appalling that, once again, awful cases of child sexual abuse have hit the headlines in today's newspapers. I extend my commiserations to the families involved, including the lady who stood out, waiving her right to anonymity, to get justice for a heinous crime that was committed while she was aged between five and 11 years. Equally appalling is the fact that last night's television report that one of her relations had been well aware of the crime and that the defendant had admitted to raping his niece to a Member of the Oireachtas and the leader of a political party, has not been taken up-----

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