Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Seanad Éireann — 2020-11-26
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Paul Gavan (SF), Labour Panel

I thank the Minister of State for the response. I am somewhat concerned. I have had prior dealings with Caranua through the education committee in the last Parliament. I am aware its dealings were far from satisfactory on a number of occasions. I would be concerned at the Minister of State's reference to "a small number" of cases because I certainly do not think 86 is a small number of cases, and that was the position just over two weeks ago when the statement from Caranua confirmed it was 86 cases. I would be almost certain there will be cases outstanding. I would like a reassurance from the Minister of State that transitional arrangements will be in place to ensure that, in any outstanding cases, there will be funding and solutions for those people. As I have had to describe, unfortunately, right now, one man is having to urinate in his backyard and to sleep in a chair. That is not untypical of the type of cases we are talking about. Let me remind the Minister of State that these are people who have been victimised several times over by the State already. We cannot fail them again.

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Sitting date: 2020-11-26