Residential Institutions
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-20
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Victor Boyhan (CC), Agricultural Panel

I thank the Minister of State for her very sympathetic response, as always. We greatly appreciate her coming to the House to deal with this matter today. I thank Senator Clonan for raising this matter. It is a very important one. I would like to welcome and thank Patricia. I recognised her the minute I saw her there because we came across each other somewhere else before. Patricia and her son Bryan are very welcome to these Houses. It is a reminder when people come with their lived experience and see this Parliament work in the way it does. It makes it very real and very live and that is particularly so for Patricia and Bryan. I thank them for giving their time, sharing their story and their experience because that helps to make this place – and hopefully, in the long run, this world – a better place.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-20