Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As Senator Gilroy will know, the situation is dire and every time there is a trial reported in the newspapers or on television, as we will see tomorrow in relation to Father Brendan Smyth, Cardinal Brady and others, it means the victims relive their experience. The Rape Crisis Network and those who support it have been damaged and have suffered from a grievous crime and for the Government to do this is an attack on the most vulnerable.