Lorraine Clifford Lee (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Fianna Fáil will be supporting this Bill and we welcome its progression to this House. It is an important part of the apology that we are making to the women who went through these institutions and who have suffered the horrific legacy of the stigma that was imposed on them by the State. I hope it will go some way to healing the massive wound that is still there for them and their families.

All of us would have received a lengthy email from the Justice for Magdalenes Research group. The group expressed its view that the current scheme is not in compliance with Mr. Justice Quirke's recommendations. I would like the Minister to address this and liaise with this group to address these concerns.