Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to facilitate requests for consultation talks with survivors of residential industrial schools in order to develop a survivor lead strategy to provide support for those survivors who are looking for more help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51991/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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At a recent meeting with survivors, I expressed a willingness to have a series of consultation meetings around the country, led by and for survivors of institutional abuse.  The purpose of these meetings will be to enable survivors to reflect on their experiences, the State’s response to the issue of institutional abuse and to make any recommendations they wish to make.  The detail of how this can happen is being worked out and Department officials are in contact with survivors.